TABLE 1.

Characteristics of strains used in the study and Western blotting and PCR results for the strains

Serotype	Intimin type	Host	No. of strains positive/ total no. tested
			Western blotting with Int388–667	PCR with Int388–667
O142:H6	α	Human	4/4	4/4
O142:H34	α	Human	4/4	4/4
O55:H6	α	Human	8/8	8/8
O127:H6	α	Human	6/7	6/7
O119:H6	β	Human	8/8	8/8
O119:H2	β	Human	9/10	9/10
O111:H2	β	Human	8/8	8/8
O111:H−	β	Human	1/1	1/1
O128:H2	β	Human	4/5	4/5
O26:H11	β	Human	1/1	1/1
O26:H−	β	Human	1/1	1/1
O126:H−	β	Human	2/2	2/2
O114:H−	β	Human	1/1	1/1
O55:H7	γ	Human	2/3	2/3
O157:H7	γ	Human	1/1	1/1
O55:H−	γ	Human	3/3	3/3
O86:H11	δ	Human	1/1	1/1
O86:H34	δ	Human	3/3	3/3
O127:H40	γ	Human	4/4	4/4
O157:H7	γ	Cow	1/1	1/1
O157:H−	γ	Cow	1/1	1/1
O26	β	Cow	5/5	4/5
O157:H−	γ	Sheep	1/1	1/1
O157:H7	γ	Sheep	1/1	1/1
O26:H11	β	Pig	1/1	1/1
O45	β	Pigeon	NDa	1/1
O75	β	Pigeon	ND	1/1
O15	β	Pigeon	ND	1/1
O18	β	Pigeon	ND	1/1
O128	β	Pigeon	1/1	1/1
O2	NCb	Osterich	1/1	1/1
NTc	β	Chick	1/1	1/1
O45	β	Pig	ND	1/1
O49	δ	Dog	ND	1/1
NT	α	Dog	1/1	1/1
NT	β	Buffalo	1/1	1/1
O26	β	Roe deer	1/1	2/2
O110:H6	NC	Bird	3/3	3/3
Osp:H6	NC	Bird	1/1	1/1
O131:H−	NC	Bird	1/1	1/1
O63:H6	NC	Bird	1/1	1/1
O109:H2	NC	Rabbit	1/1	1/1
O128:H2	NC	Rabbit	1/1	1/1
O8	NC	Rabbit	1/1	1/1
O20:H7	NC	Rabbit	1/1	1/1
O132:H2	NC	Rabbit	1/1	1/1
O153:H7	NC	Rabbit	1/1	1/1
O15:H−	NC	Rabbit	1/1	1/1
O103	β	Rabbit	4/4	5/5
RDEC-1	β	Rabbit	1/1	0/1
C. rodentium	β	Mouse	1/1	0/1

^aND, not done. 

^bNC, Not classified. 

^cNT, not typed.