Table 2. Properties of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 strains obtained in this study.

Host animal	Strains	Isolation Year Month	Prefecture
Wild deer	12D102-4	Oct., 2012	H
	15D8-1	Feb., 2015	H
	15D98-2	Jun., 2015	M
	15D124-1	Jun., 2015	M
	15D128-2	Jul., 2015	M
	15D129-1	Jul., 2015	M
	15D131-1	Jul., 2015	M
	15D133-2	Jul., 2015	M
	15D138-1	Aug., 2015	H
Wild boar	17B15-1	Mar.,2017	U
	17B60-3	Nov., 2017	U
	18B50-1	Jun.,2018	U
Cattle	17C15-2	Dec., 2017	U