Table 2. MS-H identification of all references strains with the QSTAR platforma.
| Recorded H serotype | Representative strain | MS-H types with no motility induced | MS-H type sequence coverage (%) | Number of strains tested by MS-H |
| H1 | E169 | H1 | 61 | 1 |
| H2 | E170 | H2 | 81 | 2 (1 UI) |
| H3 | E171 | H3 | 49 | 1 |
| H4 | E172 | H4 | 88 | 1 |
| H5 | E173 | H5 | 45 | 1 |
| H6 | E174 | H6 | 65 | 1 |
| H7 | E175 | H7 | 68 | 1 |
| H8 | E176 | H8 | 78 | 1 |
| H9 | E177 | H9 | 74 | 1 |
| H10 | E659 | H10 | 62 | 2 (1 UI) |
| H11 | 07-6285 | H11 | 70 | 2 (1 UI) |
| H12 | E241 | H12 | 47 | 1 |
| H14 | E182 | H14 | 89 | 1 |
| H15 | E183 | H15 | 93 | 1 |
| H16 | E184 | H16 | 81 | 1 |
| H17 | E185 | H17 | 87 | 1 |
| H18 | E186 | H18 | 30 | 3 (1 UI) |
| H19 | 09-0523 | H19 | 69 | 2 |
| H20 | E188 | H20 | 94 | 1 |
| H21 | E189 | H21 | 71 | 1 |
| H23 | E191 | H23 | 69 | 1 |
| H24 | E192 | H24 | 88 | 1 |
| H25 | E193 | H25 | 86 | 1 |
| H26 | E194 | H26 | 95 | 1 |
| H27 | E195 | H27 | 76 | 1 |
| H28 | E196 | H28 | 49 | 1 |
| H29 | E197 | H29 | 98 | 1 |
| H30 | E198 | H30 | 58 | 1 |
| H31 | E199 | H31 | 49 | 1 |
| H32 | E200 | H32 | 70 | 3 (1 UI) |
| H33 | E201 | H33 | 70 | 1 |
| H34 | E589 | H34 | 62 | 1 |
| H35 | E203 | H35 | 58 | 2 |
| H36 | E204 | H36 | 89 | 1 |
| H37 | E205 | H37 | 81 | 1 |
| H38 | E206 | H38 | 99 | 1 |
| H39 | E207 | H39 | 81 | 1 |
| H40 | E208 | H40 | 95 | 1 |
| H41 | E209 | H41 | 79 | 1 |
| H42 | E210 | H42 | 29 | 2 |
| H43 | E211 | H43 | 83 | 1 |
| H44 | E212 | H44 | 87 | 1 |
| H45 | E213 | H45 | 47 | 1 |
| H46 | E214 | H46 | 37 | 1 |
| H47 | E346 | H47 | 58 | 1 |
| H48 | E247 | H48 | 70 | 1 |
| H49 | E248 | H49 | 79 | 1 |
| H51 | E372 | H51 | 43 | 1 |
| H52 | E373 | H52 | 47 | 1 |
| H53 | E374 | H53 | 74 | 1 |
| H54 | E377 | H54 | 76 | 1 |
| H55 | E375 | H55 | 74 | 1 |
| H56 | E376 | H56 | 46 | 1 |
UI, unidentified strain.
a
Known reference strains encompassing all 53 H types were tested by MS-H. If a primary strain could not be identified after three consecutive MS-H analyses, an alternate strain was selected for MS-H typing.