|
Serotypea
|
No. strains
|
%
|
|---|
|
O55:[H51]
|
1
|
3.7
|
|
O86:H8
|
5
|
18.5
|
|
O86:[H34]
|
4
|
14.8
|
|
O111:H2
|
1
|
3.7
|
|
O111:[H9]
|
3
|
11.1
|
|
O118:H5b
|
1
|
3.7
|
|
O119:[H6]
|
4
|
14.8
|
|
O119:[H52]
|
1
|
3.7
|
|
O126:H27
|
1
|
3.7
|
|
O142:H34
|
1
|
3.7
|
|
O157:[H45]
|
4
|
14.8
|
|
O186:[H45]
|
1
|
3.7
|
|
Total
|
27
|
100.0
|
- a) All strains were from human faeces, except the O186:H45 strain which was from faeces of a domestic cat. In bold: serotypes previously associated with Stx-production [3]. H-type in [brackets] indicates presence of non-motile strains that were were investigated for their fliC genotype [44].
- b) this strain was positive for the EHEC virulence associated katP gene
