Table 2.

Positive and negative control bacteria used in the mPCR

Strain	Virulence factor	Source
C83903	K88, LT‐I, STb, EAST1	CIVDC
C83920	K99, F41, STa	CIVDC
C83529	K99, STa	CIVDC
C83915	987P, STa	CIVDC
C83684	F18ab, Stx2e	CIVDC
CMCC44498	F18ab, Stx2e	CIVDC
TSMC152	LEE, hlyA	TSMC
TSMC129	EAST1, HPI, F17	TSMC
TSMC117	Stx1, LEE, HPI, EAST1, K88, CS31A	TSMC
TSMC02	HPI, F17, 987P	TSMC
TSMC09	HPI, AIDA‐I	TSMC
TSMC107	HPI, eae	TSMC
TSMC122	Stx1, irp2, saa	TSMC
TSMC163	K88, ler	TSMC
TSMC103	AIDA‐I	TSMC
TAMC108	paa	TSMC
TSMC212	None	TSMC

CIVDC, China Institute of Veterinary Drug Control; TSMC, Taishan Medical University, China.