Table 1 Some features of E. coli D92/09 strain in comparison with AIEC LF82

Origin

Ileal biopsy and stool from an Ileal resected adult female CD patient [2]

Ileal biopsy from an Ileal resected adult female CD patient [5]

Cell interaction

Aggregative adhesion to cultured epithelial cells; invasion in Hep-2 and Caco-2 cells^a; high invasive ability with discrete replication in macrophage J774; invasiveness associated with cytotoxic effect [2]

Diffuse adhesion to cultured epithelial cells [5]; invasion in several cell types, such as HEp-2 [10], Caco-2 and Int-407 [5]; invasion and replication in macrophage J774 [21]; do not kill host cells [10]

Typing

Serotype O126:H27; EcoR phylogroup B2; ST 3057 [2]

Serotype O83:H1; EcoR phylogroup B2 [22]; ST135 [17]

Genome size

4.94 Mbp [2]

4.88 Mbp [23]

Pathotype

STEC

AIEC