Table 4 Characteristics of the reference strains used in the present study

From: 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

Strain	Pathotype	Serotype	ST					VAG				Adhesion pattern	ESBL phenotype
				*stx2*	*terD*	*stx1*	*pAA*	*aggR*	*astA*	*bfpA*	*escV*
HUSEC041	STEC	O104:H4	ST678	+	+	-	+	+	-	-	-	AA	negative
RKI II-2027	STEC	O104:H4	ST678	+	+	-	+	+	-	-	-	AA	positive
EDL933	STEC	O157:H7	ST11	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	LA	negative
17-2	EAEC	O3:H2	ST10	-	+	-	+	+	+	-	-	AA	negative
E2348/69	EPEC	O127:H6	ST15	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	LA	negative

ST: Sequence Type; STEC: Shiga toxin producing E. coli; EAEC: Enteroaggregative E. coli; EPEC: Enteropathogenic E. coli; AA: aggregative adhesion; LA: localized adhesion

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