Expression of hes, iha, and tpsA codified in locus of adhesion and autoaggregation and their involvement in the capability of shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli strains to adhere to epithelial cells

Table 1 Strain ID, virulence profile, hes presence, and CFU/ml

Strains	Origin	Virulence profile	hes	CFU/ml	Reference
**E. coliHB101**			-	2.000	[8]
FO130	Feedlot Cattle	stx2, ehxA, saa, LAA	+	19.250	[9, 18,19,20]
VO 92-2-1	Dairy Cattle	stx2, ehxA, saa, iha, lesp, agn43	-	30.250	[9, 19, 20]
VO 14-4-2	Dairy Cattle	stx2, ehxA, saa, LAA	+	44.750	[9, 19, 20]
*E. coli* *HB101pvb1_hes***	Strain transformed		+	51.750	[8]
VO 8-2-4	Dairy Cattle	stx2, ehxA, saa, LAA	+	53.750	[9, 19, 20]
*O91∆hes***	Mutant	stx2, ehxA, saa, iha, lesp, agn43	-	55.500
VO 70-2-4	Dairy Cattle	stx2, ehxA, saa, LAA	+	58.750	[9, 19, 20]
TRN5.1.1	Growling Calf	stx2, ehxA, saa, LAA	+	60.500	[9, 19, 20]
VO 67-1-3	Dairy Cattle	stx2, ehxA, saa, LAA	+	64.250	[9, 19, 20]
VO 10-1-4	Dairy Cattle	stx2, ehxA, saa, LAA	+	94.000	[9, 19, 20]
VO 59-1-1	Dairy Cattle	stx2, ehxA, saa, LAA	+	112.333	[9, 19, 20]
VO 59-3-2	Dairy Cattle	stx2, ehxA, saa, LAA	+	116.250	[9, 19, 20]
VO 69-3-2	Dairy Cattle	stx2, ehxA, saa, LAA	+	137.667	[9, 19, 20]
VO 87-2-1	Dairy Cattle	stx2, ehxA, saa, LAA	+	142.000	[9, 19, 20]
TR 47-1-1	Growing Calf	stx2, ehxA, saa, iha, lesp	-	172.500	[9, 19, 20]
TR 15-1-5	Growing Calf	stx2, ehxA, saa, iha, agn43, cah	-	192.500	[9, 19, 20]
VO 42-2-2	Dairy Cattle	stx2, ehxA, saa, LAA	+	192.500	[9, 19, 20]
FO135	Feedlot Cattle	stx2, ehxA, saa, LAA	+	200.000	[9, 18, 19]
VO 59-5-1	Dairy Cattle	stx2, ehxA	+	267.500	[9, 19, 20]
AP16.1	Grazing Cattle	stx2, ehxA, saa, LAA	+	310.000	[9, 17, 19]
VO 7-4-4	Dairy Cattle	stx2, ehxA, saa, LAA	+	335.000	[9, 19]

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