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Table 1 Serotypes and virulence factors of EPEC strains isolated from cattle in Switzerland (n = 30)

From: Serotypes, intimin variants and other virulence factors of eae positive Escherichia coli strains isolated from healthy cattle in Switzerland. Identification of a new intimin variant gene (eae-η2)

Serotype

No. of strains

eae

astA

bfpA

O2:H45

1

κ

-

-

O8:H19

1

β1

+

-

O10:H-

1

γ2/θ

-

-

O15:H2

3

β1

-

-

O26:H-

1

β1

+

-

O26:H-

1

β1

-

-

O26:H11

2

β1

-

-

035:H2

1

β1

-

-

O64:H25

1

β1

-

-

O77:H19

1

β1

-

-

O103:H2

1

ε1

-

-

O103:H8

1

ι1

+

+

O113:H6

2

ξR/β2B

-

-

O119:H8

1

ι1

-

+

O128:H2

1

β1

-

-

O156:H25

1

ζ

-

-

O157:H45

1

α1

+

+

O177:H11

1

β1

+

+

ONT:H-

1

ε1

-

-

ONT:H-

1

κ

-

-

ONT:H19

1

ε1

+

-

ONT:H25

2

ζ

-

-

ONT:H45

3

η2

+

+

  1. ONT: O antigen nontypeable with O1 to O185 antisera.