Table 2. STEC strains used in this study.
| strain no. | serotype a | eibG subtype | eib genes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| eibA | eibC | eibD | eibE | eibF | eibG | |||
| 4798/97–1 | O146:H21 | α | - | - | - | - | - | + |
| 3671/97 | O91:H- [H14] | α | - | + | - | - | - | + |
| 393/98 | O91:H- [H14] | α | - | - | - | - | - | + |
| 1809/00 | O91:H14 [H14] | α | - | - | - | - | - | + |
| 01/E243 | O91:H- [H14] | α | - | - | - | - | - | + |
| 6561/95 | Ont:H- [H14] | α | - | + | - | - | - | + |
| 172/98 | OR:H- | α | - | + | - | - | - | + |
| 6705/95 | OR:H14 [H14] | α | - | - | - | - | - | + |
| 2875/96 | O91:H14 [H14] | α | - | - | - | - | - | + |
| 7140/96 | O91:H- [H14] | α | - | - | - | - | - | + |
| 99–02787 | OR:H10 | α | - | - | - | - | - | + |
| 0520/99 | Ont:H30 | γ | - | - | - | - | - | + |
| ECOR-2 | Ont:H32 | - | - | - | - | - | + | - |
| ECOR-9 | Ont:H- | - | + | + | + | + | - | - |
| 659/97 | O157:H- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
a [H14], strains possess fliC H14