No evidence of the Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O104:H4 outbreak strain or enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC) found in cattle faeces in northern Germany, the hotspot of the 2011 HUS outbreak area

Table 3 Characteristics of 10 E.coli chosen for complete MLST analysis

Strain	Animal-no.	Farm-no.				MLST								VAG							Adhesion pattern
			ST	*adk*	*fumC*	*gyrB*	*icd*	*mdh*	*purA*	*recA*	*stx2*	*stx1*	*rfb* _O104	*fliC* _H4	*terD*	*pAA*	*aggR*	*astA*	*bfpA*	*escV*
IMT26296	16	F6	297	6	65	32	26	9	8	2	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No defined pattern
IMT26302	32	F17	2425	6	6	3	18	9	7	6	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	LA
IMT26306	42	F18	718	6	19	3	26	9	8	6	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	No defined pattern
IMT26313	51	F20	297	6	65	32	26	9	8	2	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No defined pattern
IMT26320	73	F25	442	6	95	33	18	9	8	14	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	DA
IMT26325	74	F26	677	6	95	15	18	9	8	14	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No defined pattern
IMT26335	83	F10	297	6	65	32	26	9	8	2	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No defined pattern
IMT26342	92	F10	718	6	19	3	26	9	8	6	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No defined pattern
IMT26343	93	F10	297	6	65	32	26	9	8	2	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No defined pattern
IMT26344	93	F10	297	6	65	32	26	9	8	2	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	No defined pattern
HUSEC041	None	none	678	6	6	5	136	9	7	7	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	AA

ST: Sequence Type; LA: localized adherence; DA: diffuse adherence; AA: aggregative adherence

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