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Table 1 Number of E. coli K12 genes absent from the studied pathogenic E. coli and Shigella strains

From: Reduced selection leads to accelerated gene loss in Shigella

Strain

No. of E. coli K12 genes absent from strain

E. coli O157:H7

132

E. coli O157:H7 EDL933

135

E. coli APEC 01

148

E. coli UTI89

138

E. coli CFT073

174

E. coli 536

180

Shigella sonnei Ss046

255

Shigella flexneri 2a

371

Shigella flexneri 2a 2457T

353

Shigella flexneri 5 8401

347

Shigella boydii Sb227

366

Shigella dysenteriae Sd197

543