Table 1.
Genetic characteristics of the E. coli O26:H11 strains included in this study.
| Sample | Stx subtype | MLST | SNP-CC | SP_O26-E | Country of isolation (year) | Symptoms | Accession number | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36084 | 2a | ST21 | CC3 | − | France (2013) | HUS | LDXI00000000 | Delannoy et al., 2015b |
| 36079 | 2a | ST21 | CC3 | − | France (2013) | HUS | LDXH00000000 | This study |
| 36708 | 2a | ST29 | CC2 | − | France (2013) | HUS | LDXG00000000 | Delannoy et al., 2015b |
| 34827 | 2a | ST29 | CC1 | + | France (2012) | HUS | LDXF00000000 | Delannoy et al., 2015b |
| 34870 | 2a | ST29 | CC1 | + | France (2012) | HUS | LDXE00000000 | Delannoy et al., 2015b |
| 36348 | 2d | ST29 | CC1 | + | France (2013) | HUS | LDXD00000000 | Delannoy et al., 2015b |
| 36293 | 2d | ST29 | CC1 | + | France (2013) | HUS | LDXC00000000 | Delannoy et al., 2015b |
| 36493 | 2d | ST29 | CC1 | + | France (2013) | HUS | LDXB00000000 | Delannoy et al., 2015b |
| DEC10D | − | ST21 | CC3 | −# | France (1952) | Diarrhea | NZ_AIGS00000000.1 | Hazen et al., 2012 |
| DEC9A | − | ST29 | CC1 | +# | USA (1961) | Diarrhea | NZ_AIGK00000000.1 | Hazen et al., 2012 |
| DEC9B | − | ST29 | CC1 | +# | USA (1979) | Diarrhea | NZ_AIGL00000000.1 | Hazen et al., 2012 |
| DEC9C | − | ST29 | CC1 | +# | Switzerland (1952) | Diarrhea | NZ_AIGM00000000.1 | Hazen et al., 2012 |
| DEC9D | − | ST29 | CC1 | +# | Denmark (1967) | Diarrhea | NZ_AIGN00000000.1 | Hazen et al., 2012 |
| DEC9E | − | ST29 | CC1 | +# | Mexico (1986) | Diarrhea | NZ_AIGO00000000.1 | Hazen et al., 2012 |
| FHI4 | 2a | ST21 | CC3 | −# | Norway (2002) | HUS | GCF_000951835.1 | Haugum et al., 2014 |
| FHI24 | 2a | ST29 | CC2 | −# | Norway (2007) | HUS | GCA_000936225.1 | Haugum et al., 2014 |
| FHI27 | 2a | ST29 | CC2 | −# | Norway (2008) | HUS | GCA_000951875.1 | Haugum et al., 2014 |
| 11368 | 1a | ST21 | CC4 | −# | Japan (2001) | Diarrhea | NC_013361.1 | Ogura et al., 2009 |
The genome sequenced extracted from Genbank were tested in silico for the SP_O26_E marker (indicated by #), while the other strains were verified by qPCR.