Table 1.
Bacterial strains used
| Strain group and name | Serotypea | Comment | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPEC strains | |||
| E2348/69 | O127:H6 | Classic or typical wild-type EPEC | 37 |
| JCP88 | O119:B14 | Classic or typical wild-type EPEC | 38 |
| B171-8 | O111:NM | Classic or typical wild-type EPEC | 39 |
| JPN15 | EAF(−); plasmid-cured derivative of E2348/69 | 40 | |
| Commensal and laboratory E. coli strains | |||
| HS | O9:H4 | Normal commensal E. coli | 37 |
| DH5α | —; K-12 | Laboratory E. coli strain | 41 |
| Human STEC strains | |||
| Popeye-1 | O157:H7 | U.S. spinach-associated outbreak strain, Stx2 only; Stx2a, Stx2c | 6 |
| EDL933 | O157:H7 | Stx1+, Stx2+ | 42 |
| Rabbit strains | |||
| E22 | O103:H2 | Virulent rabbit EPEC strain | 43 |
| E22-stx2 | O103:H2 | E22 transduced with phage 933W encoding Stx2 | 6 |
| Anaerobes | |||
| Bacteroides fragilis | NA | Clinical isolate, bloodstream, Erie County Medical Center | |
| Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron | NA | Microbiologics, St. Cloud, MN | ATCC 29741 |
a
—, no O serotype because the strain lacks O antigens; NA, not applicable.