Table 1 Prevalence of IS629 elements in each strain (chromosomes and plasmids) and number of shared IS629
| Â | Strain | Serotype | IS629Sites | In common with strain | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Sakai | EDL933 | EC4115 | TW14359 | CB9615 |
Chromosomes | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | Sakai | O157:H7 | 19 | - | 13 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Â | EDL933 | O157:H7 | 21 | 13 | - | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Â | EC4115 | O157:H7 | 19 | 9 | 6 | - | 17 | 0 |
| Â | TW14359 | O157:H7 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 17 | - | 0 |
| Â | CB9615 | O55:H7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Plasmids | Â | Â | Â | pO157 Sakai | pO157 EDL933 | pO157 EC4115 | pO157 TW14359 | pO55 CB9615 |
| Â | pO157 Sakai | O157:H7 | 3 | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Â | pO157 EDL933 | O157:H7 | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Â | pO157 EC4115 | O157:H7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | - | 4 | 0 |
| Â | pO157 TW14359 | O157:H7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | - | 0 |
| Â | pSFO157 | O157:H- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Â | pO55 CB9615 | O55:H7 | 1 tr* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |