Table 1 EHEC strains tested in this study
No. | Strain | Serotype | Source | Country | Symptoms | Shiga toxin | Intimin type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sakai | RIMD 0509952 | O157:H7 | Human | Japan | (Sequenced strain) | stx1, stx2 | γ1 |
O157 #2 | 980938 | O157:H7 | Human | Japan | Abdominal pain, fever | stx1, stx2vh-b | γ1 |
O157 #3 | 980706 | O157:H7 | Human | Japan | Diarrhea, bloody stool, abdominal pain | stx1, stx2, stx2vh-a | γ1 |
O157 #4 | 990281 | O157:H7 | Human | Japan | Asymptomatic carrier | stx2vh-a | γ1 |
O157 #5 | 980551 | O157:H7 | Human | Japan | Diarrhea, bloody stool | stx1, stx2 | γ1 |
O157 #6 | 990570 | O157:H7 | Human | Japan | Diarrhea, bloody stool, fever | stx2vh-a | γ1 |
O157 #7 | 981456 | O157:H7 | Human | Japan | Diarrhea | stx1, stx2vh-a | γ1 |
O157 #8 | 982243 | O157:H- | Human | Japan | Diarrhea, fever | stx1, stx2vh-a | γ1 |
O157 #9 | 981795 | O157:H7 | Human | Japan | Diarrhea, bloody stool, abdominal pain | stx1, stx2 | γ1 |
O26 #1 | 11044 | O26:H11 | Human | Japan | Diarrhea, bloody stool | stx1 | β1 |
O26 #2 | 11368 | O26:H11 | Human | Japan | Diarrhea | stx1 | β1 |
O26 #3 | 11656 | O26:H- | Human | Japan | Diarrhea, fever | stx1 | β1 |
O26 #4 | 12719 | O26:H- | Human | Japan | Diarrhea | stx1 | β1 |
O26 #5 | 12929 | O26:H- | Human | Japan | Diarrhea | stx1 | β1 |
O26 #6 | 13065 | O26:H11 | Human | Japan | Diarrhea, abdominal pain | stx1 | β1 |
O26 #7 | 13247 | O26:H11 | Human | Japan | Diarrhea, abdominal pain | stx1 | β1 |
O26 #8 | ED411 | O26:H11 | Human | Italy | stx2 | β1 | |
O111 #1 | 11109 | O111:H- | Human | Japan | Diarrhea, abdominal pain | stx1 | γy |
O111 #2 | 11128 | O111:H- | Human | Japan | Diarrhea, bloody stool | stx1, stx2 | γy |
O111 #3 | 11619 | O111:H- | Human | Japan | Asymptomatic carrier | stx1, stx2 | γy |
O111 #4 | 11788 | O111:H- | Human | Japan | Diarrhea | stx1 | γy |
O111 #5 | 13369 | O111:H- | Human | Japan | Diarrhea, abdominal pain, bloody stool | stx1 | γy |
O111 #6 | ED71 | O111:H- | Human | Italy | stx1 | γy | |
O103 #1 | 10828 | O103:H2 | Human | Japan | Diarrhea, abdominal pain | stx1 | ε |
O103 #2 | 11117 | O103:H2 | Human | Japan | Diarrhea, fever | stx1 | ε |
O103 #3 | 11711 | O103:H2 | Human | Japan | Diarrhea, fever | stx1 | ε |
O103 #4 | 11845 | O103:H2 | Human | Japan | Diarrhea, abdominal pain | stx1 | ε |
O103 #5 | 12009 | O103:H2 | Human | Japan | Diarrhea, bloody stool | stx1, stx2 | ε |
O103 #6 | PMK5 | O103:H2 | Human | France | HUS | stx1 | ε |