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Table 1.

Serotype, sequence type, characteristics, and isolation information of E. coli strains used in this study

Strain	Serotype	stx^a	Special characteristics			ST^d	CC^e	Source^f	Country^f	Year^f	Accession no. or reference
Strain	Serotype	stx^a	GUD^b	SOR^c	Plasmid	ST^d	CC^e	Source^f	Country^f	Year^f	Accession no. or reference
Sakai	O157:H7	1,2	−	−	pO157	66	A6	Human	Japan	1996	NC_002695
EDL933	O157:H7	1,2	−	−	pO157	66		Food	USA	1982	AE005174
EC4115	O157:H7	1,2	−	−	pO157	66		Food	USA	2006	NC_011353
TW14359	O157:H7	1,2	−	−	pO157	66		?	USA	2006	CP001368
EDL931	O157:H7	1,2	−	−	pO157	66		Human	USA	1983	24
MA6	O157:H7	2	−	−	pO157	66		Food	Malaysia	1998	11
550654	O157:H7	2	−	−	pO157	66		?	USA	2009
FDA 413	O157:H7	2	−	−	pO157	66		?	?	?	11
G5101	O157:H7	1,2	+	−	pO157_2	65	A5	Human	USA	1995	12
TW06289	O157:H7	1,2	+	−	pO157_2	65		?	USA	1997	25
TW06290	O157:H7	1,2	+	−	pO157_2	65		?	USA	1997	12
EC97144	O157:H7	1,2	+	+	pO157_2	65		?	Japan	1997	8
EC96038	O157:H7	1,2	+	+	pO157_2	65		?	Japan	1996	12
EC96012	O157:H7	1,2	+	+	pO157_2	65		?	Japan	1996	12
493-89	O157:H⁻	2	+	+	pSFO157	75		Human	Germany	1989	12
5412-89	O157:H⁻	2	+	+	pSFO157	75	A4	Human	Germany	1989	24
H56929	O157:H⁻	2	+	+	pSFO157	76		?	Finland	1999	12
H56909	O157:H⁻	2	+	+	pSFO157	76		?	Finland	1999	12
H1085c	O157:H⁻	2	+	+	pSFO157	76		Cat	Scotland	2003	12
H2687	O157:H⁻	2	+	+	pSFO157	76		Human	Scotland	2003	12

stx, Shiga toxin gene.

GUD, β-glucuronidase activity.

SOR, sorbitol fermentation.

ST, sequence type as determined by a combination of seven genes (http://www.shigatox.net/ecmlst/cgi-bin/dst).

CC, clonal complex (12).

?, Unknown.