TABLE 2.
Incidences of Congo red morphotype and fluorescence on calcofluor plates in 187 E. coli isolates
| Pathotype | No. (%) of isolatesa |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28°C |
37°C |
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| Morphotype on CR |
Fluorescence on CF | Morphotype on CR |
Fluorescence on CF | |||||
| rdar | bdar | saw | rdar | bdar | saw | |||
| HFEC | 9 (37.5) | 5 (20.8) | 10 (41.7) | 9 (37.5) | 2 (8.3) | 7 (29.2) | 15 (62.5) | 2 (8.3) |
| UPEC | 6 (25) | 7 (29.2) | 11 (45.8) | 6 (25) | 4 (16.7) | 12 (50) | 8 (33.3) | 4 (16.7) |
| ETEC | 4 (16.7) | 11 (45.8) | 9 (37.5) | 4 (16.7) | 2 (8.3) | 11 (45.8) | 11 (45.8) | 2 (8.3) |
| EPEC | 5 (20.8) | 10 (41.7) | 9 (37.5) | 5 (20.8) | 3 (12.5) | 5 (20.8) | 16 (66.7) | 3 (12.5) |
| EAEC | 6 (25) | 5 (20.8) | 13 (54.2) | 6 (25) | 4 (16.7) | 9 (37.5) | 11 (45.8) | 4 (16.7) |
| SAEC | 9 (37.5) | 8 (33.3) | 7 (29.2) | 9 (37.5) | 3 (12.5) | 15 (62.5) | 6 (25) | 3 (12.5) |
| CAEC | 6 (31.6) | 6 (31.6) | 7 (36.8) | 6 (31.6) | 5 (26.3) | 4 (21.1) | 10 (52.6) | 5 (26.3) |
| AFEC | 7 (29.2) | 9 (37.5) | 8 (33.3) | 7 (29.2) | 4 (16.7) | 9 (37.5) | 11 (45.8) | 4 (16.7) |
a
Percentages based on all isolates from the pathotype. CR, Congo red; CF, calcofluor.