Table 2.
Identities of presumptive E. coli isolates based on 16S rRNA sequencing.
| Presumptive identity | Code | Closest relatives | Identity score, % sequence similaritya | E value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMC∗ | ||||
| Escherichia coli | 4, 8, 19 | Escherichia coli | 97-98 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Shigella sonnei, Shigella flexneri | 97 | 0.0 | |
| 30 | Shigella flexneri | 97 | 0.0 | |
| 31 | Lysinibacillus macroides | 98 | 0.0 |
aPercent similarity with related sequences from the NCBI database. ∗Numerical code for a specific isolate.