Table 3.
Distribution of the genetic markers ureD, espV, espK, espN, Z2098, and espM1 and combinations thereof among E. coli pathogroups
| Genetic markers and combinations thereofa | Distribution (%) within each pathogroupb |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| EHEC | EPEC | STEC | EC | |
| Z2098 | 87.4 | 23.2 | 3.6 | 1.1 |
| espK | 92.4 | 28.8 | 0.5 | 1.1 |
| espN | 86.5 | 13.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| espV | 84.4 | 45.2 | 1.6 | 0.6 |
| ureD | 89.4 | 18.1 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
| espM1 | 67.1 | 34.4 | 0.5 | 1.7 |
| espK/espV | 98.5 | 54.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 |
| espK/ureD | 98.8 | 33.4 | 3.6 | 3.4 |
| espK/Z2098 | 97.9 | 36.7 | 3.6 | 2.3 |
| espN/Z2098 | 96.5 | 26.5 | 3.6 | 1.1 |
| espN/espM1 | 93.8 | 38.3 | 1.0 | 1.7 |
a
espK/espV, strains giving a positive result for espK and/or espV; espK/ureD, strains giving a positive result for espK and/or ureD; espK/Z2098, strains giving a positive result for Z2098 and/or espK; espN/Z2098, strains giving a positive result for espN and/or Z2098; espN/espM1, strains giving a positive result for espN and/or espM1.
b
E. coli pathogroups are defined in Materials and Methods.