Table 1. Strains used in the study and results from culturinga of clinical stool specimens.
ETECstrainb: | Culture onMacConkeyagar c | Culture onTTGA agar | CF and toxin profileof isolated ETEC strain | Year ofisolationin Dhaka |
E1777 | E. coli | negative | CS5+CS6, STh+LT | April 2005 |
E1779 | E. coli | V.cholerae Ogawa | CS5+CS6, STh+LT | May 2005 |
E1785 | E. coli | negative | CS5+CS6, STh+LT | June 2005 |
E2265 | E. coli | negative | CS5+CS6, STh+LT | March 2006 |
E3003 c | E. coli | N.T. | CS5+CS6, STh+LT | 1988 |
Culture was performed on MacConkey agar plates to detect E. coli and on Taurocholate-tellurite-gelatin agar (TTGA) for detection of vibrios; all cultures were performed overnight at 37°C.
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Gothenburg, enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) strain collection number.