The ST131 Escherichia coli H22 subclone from human intestinal microbiota: Comparison of genomic and phenotypic traits with those of the globally successful H30 subclone

Table 3 Distribution of the genes involved in sugar metabolism in commensal Escherichia coli strains HS and Nissle [29] in the genomes of representative H30, H22, and H41 subclones of Escherichia coli ST131

Commensal strain/gene	Catabolized sugar	H30 JJ1886	H22 S250	H41 SE15
E. coli HS
araA	Arabinose	+	+	+
araB	Arabinose	+	+	+
araD	Arabinose	+	+	+
fucK	Fucose	+	+	+
galK	Galactose	+	+	+
gntK	Gluconate	+	+	+
idnK	Gluconate	−	−	+
lacZ	Lactose	+	+	+
manA	Mannose	+	+	+
nagE	N-acetylglucosamine	+	+	+
nanA	N-acetylneuraminate	+	+	+
nanT1	N-acetylneuraminate	+	+	+
rbsK	Ribose	+	+	+
uxaC	Glucuronate	+	+	+
E. coli Nissle 1917
agaA	N-acetylgalactosamine	+	+	+
agaE	N-acetylgalactosamine	+	+	+
agaF	N-acetylgalactosamine	+	+	+
agaW	N-acetylgalactosamine	+	+	+

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