TABLE A1.
Host characteristics and geographical origins of E. coli from wild mammals and birds
| Host species (strain number [s]) or ECOR designationa | Order | Diet | Habitat | Country or place of origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gopherus flavomarginatus (57) | Reptilia | Herbivore | Wild | Mexico |
| Tachyglosus aculeatus (TA309–311) | Monotremata | Insects | Wild | Australia |
| Ornithorhynchus anatinus (TA319, 320) | Monotremata | Insects | Wild | Australia |
| Marmosa canescens (64) | Marsupialia | Omnivore | Wild | Mexico |
| Didelphis virginiana (79, 2048–2050) | Marsupialia | Omnivore | Wild | Mexico |
| Philander opossum (1698) | Marsupialia | Omnivore | Wild | Mexico |
| Cercatetus concinnus (TA002) | Marsupialia | Omnivore | Wild | Australia |
| Antechinus bellus (TA148) | Marsupialia | Insects | Wild | Australia |
| Antechinus flavipes (TA237) | Marsupialia | Insects | Wild | Australia |
| Antechinus swainsonii (TA153) | Marsupialia | Insects | Wild | Australia |
| Dasyurus geofroii (TA124) | Marsupialia | Carnivore | Wild | Australia |
| Dasyurus hallucatus (TA260) | Marsupialia | Carnivore | Wild | Australia |
| Dasyurus maculatus (TA036) | Marsupialia | Carnivore | Wild | Australia |
| Sminthopsis macroura (TA244) | Marsupialia | Insects | Wild | Australia |
| Sminthopsis murina (TA151) | Marsupialia | Insects | Wild | Australia |
| Sminthopsis delichura (TA120) | Marsupialia | Insects | Wild | Australia |
| Bettongia penicillata (TA115) | Marsupialia | Herbivore | Wild | Australia |
| Lagorchestes hirsutus (TA263) | Marsupialia | Herbivore | Wild | Australia |
| Macropus eugenii (TA052) | Marsupialia | Herbivore | Wild | Australia |
| Macropus fulginosus (TA004) | Marsupialia | Herbivore | Wild | Australia |
| Macropus giganteus (TA057) | Marsupialia | Herbivore | Wild | Australia |
| Petrogale lateralis (TA135) | Marsupialia | Herbivore | Wild | Australia |
| Perameles nasuta (TA020) | Marsupialia | Insects | Wild | Australia |
| Petaurus breviceps (TA243) | Marsupialia | Omnivore | Wild | Australia |
| Pseudocheirus peregrinus (TA022) | Marsupialia | Herbivore | Wild | Australia |
| Dasypus sp. (2395, 2396) | Xerarntha | Omnivore | Wild | Mexico |
| Nyctomys sp. (69) | Rodentia | Granivore | Wild | Mexico |
| Baiomys musculus (75) | Rodentia | Granivore | Wild | Mexico |
| Habromys sp. (88–89) | Rodentia | Granivore | Close to city | Mexico |
| Peromyscus sp. (71–73) | Rodentia | Granivore | Wild | Mexico |
| Peromyscus megalops (95) | Rodentia | Granivore | Wild | Mexico |
| Peromyscus boylii (96, 97) | Rodentia | Granivore | Wild | Mexico |
| Oryzomys sp. (58–60) | Rodentia | Granivore | Wild | Mexico |
| Sigmodon mascotensis (67, 68) | Rodentia | Omnivore | Wild | Mexico |
| Neotoma albigula (296–298) | Rodentia | Omnivore | Wild | Mexico |
| Zyzomys argurus (TA140, -141, -150) | Rodentia | Granivore | Wild | Australia |
| Rattus rattus (TA201, -063) | Rodentia | Omnivore | Close to city | Australia |
| Rattus lutreolus (TA053, -107) | Rodentia | Omnivore | Wild | Australia |
| Rattus fuscipes (TA001, -216) | Rodentia | Omnivore | Wild | Australia |
| Pseudomys apodemoides (TA093, -096) | Rodentia | Herbivore | Wild | Australia |
| Mus musculus (TA072, -074, -105) | Rodentia | Omnivore | City | Australia |
| Mus musculus (3490–3492) | Rodentia | Omnivore | City | Mexico |
| Notomys mitchelli (TA098, -100, -102) | Rodentia | Granivore | Wild | Australia |
| Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris (2079, 2080) | Rodentia | Herbivore | Zoo | Venezuela |
| Liomys pictus (76, 78) | Rodentia | Granivore | Wild | Mexico |
| Liomys pictus (19–21) | Rodentia | Granivore | Zoo | Mexico |
| Dipodomys merriami (286–288) | Rodentia | Granivore | Wild | Mexico |
| Perognathus penicillatus (820–822) | Rodentia | Granivore | Wild | Mexico |
| Tursiops truncatus (2025–2027) | Cetacea | Carnivore | Wild | Mexico |
| Felis concolor (268, 269) | Carnivora | Carnivore | Wild | Mexico |
| Felis catus (8–10) | Carnivora | Omnivore | Domestic | Mexico |
| Panthera onca (65, 66, 270) | Carnivora | Carnivore | Wild | Mexico |
| Lutra longicaudis (1930–1932) | Carnivora | Carnivore | Zoo | Mexico |
| Trichosurus vulpecula (TA038) | Marsupialia | Omnivore | Wild | Australia |
| Phascolarctos cinereus (TA003) | Marsupialia | Herbivore | Wild | Australia |
| Sorex sp. (238, 240) | Insectivora | Insects | Wild | Mexico |
| Tachyglosus aculeatus (TA051) | Chiroptera | Insects | Wild | Australia |
| Tadarida brasiliensis (259, 261, 266) | Chiroptera | Insects | Wild | Mexico |
| Desmodus rotundus (25, 26) | Chiroptera | Blood | Close to city | Mexico |
| Leptonycteris nivalis (31, 33, 36) | Chiroptera | Nectar | Close to city | Mexico |
| Carollia brevicauda (40–42) | Chiroptera | Nectar | Wild | Mexico |
| Nyctophilus geoffroyi (TA225) | Chiroptera | Insects | Wild | Australia |
| Alouatta palliata (1638, 1639) | Primates | Herbivore | Wild | Mexico |
| Alouatta palliata (1731) | Primates | Herbivore | Zoo | Costa Rica |
| Alouatta pigra (1699) | Primates | Herbivore | Wild | Mexico |
| Ateles geoffroyi (1669) | Primates | Herbivore | Wild | Mexico |
| Papio cynocephalus (B184, -197, -307, -349, -427, -430) | Primates | Omnivore | Wild | Africa |
| ECOR7 orangutan | Primates | Omnivore | Zoo | United States |
| K-12 MG1655 | Primates | Omnivore | City | |
| Homo sapiens (45–47) | Primates | Omnivore | City | Mexico |
| ECOR1 human | Primates | Omnivore | City | United States |
| ECOR5 human | Primates | Omnivore | City | United States |
| ECOR8 human | Primates | Omnivore | City | United States |
| ECOR10 human | Primates | Omnivore | City | United States |
| ECOR11 human | Primates | Omnivore | City | Europe |
| ECOR12 human | Primates | Omnivore | City | Europe |
| ECOR26 human | Primates | Omnivore | City | United States |
| ECOR41 human | Primates | Omnivore | City | Australia |
| Sylvilagus sp. (80) | Lagomorpha | Herbivore | Wild | Mexico |
| Oryctolagus cuniculus (2355–2357) | Lagomorpha | Herbivore | Wild | Mexico |
| Romerolagus diazi (2372–2374) | Lagomorpha | Herbivore | Close to city | Mexico |
| Bassariscus astutus (84, 815–817) | Carnivora | Omnivore | Wild | Mexico |
| Nasua narica (2060, 2062) | Carnivora | Omnivore | Wild | Mexico |
| Procyon lotor (2064–2066) | Carnivora | Omnivore | Wild | Mexico |
| Canis latrans (90–92, 824, 825, 830) | Carnivora | Omnivore | Wild | Mexico |
| Canis familiaris (1–3) | Carnivora | Omnivore | Domestic | Mexico |
| Urocyon cinereoargenteus (272, 299–301) | Carnivora | Omnivore | Wild | Mexico |
| ECOR23 elephant | Pachydermata | Herbivore | Zoo | United States |
| Trichechus manatus (1735, 1736) | Sirenia | Herbivore | Wild | Mexico |
| Tapirus bairdii (1666–1668, 1937) | Perissodactyla | Herbivore | Wild | Mexico |
| Tapirus terrestris (2381, 2382) | Perissodactyla | Herbivore | Wild | Venezuela |
| Equus caballus (807, 808) | Perissodactyla | Herbivore | Domestic | Mexico |
| ECOR45 pig | Perissodactyla | Herbivore | Domestic | Asia |
| Tayassu tajacu (2055) | Artiodactyla | Herbivore | Wild | Mexico |
| Odocoeileus virginianus (63, 1984, 1985) | Artiodactyla | Herbivore | Wild | Mexico |
| ECOR27 giraffe | Artiodactyla | Herbivore | Zoo | United States |
| Bos taurus (2376, 2379) | Artiodactyla | Herbivore | Domestic | Mexico |
| ECOR33 sheep | Artiodactyla | Herbivore | Domestic | United States |
| Ovis aries (1965–1967) | Artiodactyla | Herbivore | Close to city | Mexico |
| Sula nebouxi (137) | Aves | Carnivore | Wild | Mexico |
| Aquila chrysaetus (55) | Aves | Carnivore | Wild | Mexico |
| Aratinga canicularis (48) | Aves | Frugivore | Wild | Mexico |
| Calothorax lucifer (207) | Aves | Nectar | Wild | Mexico |
| Amazilia beryllina (225) | Aves | Nectar | Wild | Mexico |
| Henicorhina leucophrys (151) | Aves | Insects | Wild | Mexico |
| Basileuterus belli (108) | Aves | Insects | Wild | Mexico |
| Atlapetes brunneinucha (126) | Aves | Insects | Wild | Mexico |
| Passer domesticus (345) | Aves | Granivore | Wild | Mexico |
| Empidonax sp. (161) | Aves | Insects | Wild | Mexico |
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For additional information regarding the ECOR isolates, see reference 32.