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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Vet Microbiol. 2019 Nov 15;240:108506. doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2019.108506

Table 2.

Profile characteristics of representative E. coli isolates from small mammal pets.

Animal ID E. coli
Isolate ID		 Species Age Sex Clinical
History		 Animal
Source		 API
Code		 Serotype
Profile		 Phylogenetic
Group
PCR
Result		 pks
PCR
Result		 cnf
PCR
Result		 β-Hemolytic
Activity
A1a S1 Rat 1.5 yr Spayed Female Apparently healthy Private owner 5144532 O7:H7 B2 Pos. Neg. Neg.
A2 S2 Rat 2 yr Male Upper respiratory infection, dyspnea Private owner 5144512 O83:H15 B2 Pos. Neg. Neg.
A3a S3 Rat 1 yr Castrated Male Apparently healthy Private owner 5144572 O7:H7 B2 Pos. Neg. Neg.
A4 S4 Hedgehog 1.5 yr Female Apparently healthy Private owner 5144572 O6:H+ B2 Pos. Pos. Pos.
A5 S5 Hedgehog 5 m Female Apparently healthy Private owner 5144552 O2:H1 B2 Pos. Pos. Pos.
A6 S6 Guinea pig 6 yr Male Diarrhea, dental disease (malocc lusion) Private owner 5144572 O8:H10 B2 Pos. Neg. Neg.
A7b S7 Guinea pig 6 m Female Apparently healthy Adoption center 5144572 O8:H− B2 Pos. Neg. Neg.
A8b S8 Guinea pig 6 m Female Apparently healthy Adoption center 5144572 O8:H− B2 Pos. Neg. Neg.
A9 S9 Guinea pig 1.5 yr Female Apparently healthy Adoption center 5144572 O8:H10 B2 Pos. Neg. Neg.
A9 S14 Guinea pig 1.5 yr Female Apparently healthy Adoption center 5144552 O180:H14 B1-like Neg. Neg. Neg.
A10c S10 Guinea pig 9 w Female Apparently healthy Private owner 5144572 O8:H10 B2 Pos. Neg. Neg.
A11c S11 Guinea pig 9 w Female Upper respiratory infection, minor skin wound Private owner 5144572 O8:H10 B2 Pos. Neg. Neg.
A12 S12 Guinea pig 1 yr Male Hemorrhagic diarrhea Private owner 5144572 O8:H− B2 Pos. Neg. Neg.
A13 S13 Hamster 2 yr Male Facial tumor Private owner 5144572 O43:H2 B1-like Neg. Neg. Neg.

a, b, c are cohoused animal pairs, respectively