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Table 3 Serotypes and virulence patterns of tested STEC-isolates (n = 61) from six selected Super-Shedders

From: Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli: identification of non-O157:H7-Super-Shedding cows and related risk factors

  

virulence patterns

 

serovars

no. of isolates

stx 2 +, EHEC - hlyA +

stx1+, stx2+, EHEC - hly A +

other

until now isolated according to MicroBioNet[43]

O113:NM

16

13

2

1 (stx 2 +)

cattle, human (D)

O22:H8

10

4

5

1 (stx1+, EHEC- hlyA +)

cattle, human (D, HUS)

Ont:H25

7

5

1

1 (stx2+, eae+)

cattle, human (D)

O130:H11

6

2

4

 

cattle

O8:H19

2

2

  

cattle, human (D, HUS)

O18:H8

2

1

 

1 (stx1+, EHEC- hlyA +)

-

O113:H21

2

2

  

cattle, human (D, HUS, TTP)

O138:H34

2

1

 

1 (stx2+)

cattle

O5:H7

1

 

1

 

cattle

O8:H21

1

  

1 (stx1+)

human (HUS)

O28:H31

1

1

  

-

O80:H45

1

1

  

-

O91:H7

1

1

  

cattle

O150:H8

1

 

1

 

cattle

Ont:H7

1

  

1 (stx2+)

cattle, human (D)

Ont:H19

1

1

  

cattle, human (D)

Ont:H21

1

1

  

cattle, human (D)

Ont:H39

1

1

  

-

Ont:H42

1

1

  

cattle

Orough:NM

1

1

  

cattle, human (D, HUS)

Orough:H2

1

  

1 (stx1+, eae+, EHEC- hlyA +)1

cattle, human

Orough:Hnt

1

1

  

cattle, human (D)

  1. cattle: healthy cattle; human: healthy human; human (D): human case with diarrhea; human (TTP): human case with thrombotic-thrombocytopenic purpura; human (HUS): human case with hemolytic-uremic syndrome
  2. 1: potential EHEC: STEC with virulence pattern stx 2 +, EHEC-hly A + and eae+
  3. -: no isolation recorded in MicroBioNet [43]