Table 2 Characteristics of 53 attaching and effacing Escherichia coli isolated from sheep at slaughter (n = 53)

O2:H40

3

γ2/θ

-

Y-P

-

O2:H40

1

γ2/θ

+

Y-P

-

O3:H8

1

γ2/θ

-

Y-P

-

O26:H11

3

β1

-

Y-P

-

O35:H2

1

β1

-

Y-P

-

O51:H49

1

α1

-

Y-P

-

O70:H11

1

β1

-

Y-P

-

O70:H40

3

γ2/θ

+

Y-P

-

O71:H11

1

β1

-

Y-P

-

O96:H7

1

β2/δ

-

Y-P

-

O103:H25

1

γ2/θ

-

Y-P

-

O116:H5

1

β1

-

Y-P

-

O116:H20

2

β1

-

Y-P

-

O121:H19

2

ε

-

Y-P

+

O145:H34

1

ι

-

Y-P

-

O145:HNT

1

γ1

-

S

-

O146:H21

5

γ2/θ

+

Y-P

-

O146:H21

4

γ2/θ

-

Y-P

-

O156:HNT

1

ζ

-

Y-P

-

O156:HNT

1

γ2/θ

-

Y-P

-

O161:HNT

1

ε

-

Y-P

-

ONT:H2

2

β1

-

Y-P

-

ONT:H6

1

α1

-

Y-P

-

ONT:H6

1

β2/δ

+

Y-P

-

ONT:H6

2

β2/δ

-

Y-P

-

ONT:H6

1

untypable

-

S

-

ONT:H9

1

β1

+

Y-P

-

ONT:H31

1

γ2/θ

-

Y-P

-

ONT:H40

2

γ2/θ

-

Y-P

-

ONT:HNT

1

γ1

+

S

-

ONT:HNT

1

γ2/θ

-

Y-P

-

ONT:HNT

1

κ

+

Y-P

-

ONT:HNT

1

β1

-

Y-P

-

ONT:HNT

1

ε

-

Y-P

-

Orough:H6

1

β2/δ

+

Y-P

-