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Table 4 Detected Colicin genes in relation to phylogenetic groups/subgroups in E. coli isolated form diarrheic and healthy sheep

From: Molecular investigation of the colicinogenic Escherichia coli strains that are capable of inhibiting E. coli O157:H7 in vitro

Target gene

Phylogenetic group

A

B1

B2

D

 

Phylogenetic subgroup

A0

A1

B1

B2–2

B2–3

D1

D2

Colicin Iab

D

25

–

–

20

–

–

5

–

H

11

–

–

11

–

–

–

–

Colicin E1

D

18

1

–

17

–

–

–

–

H

5

–

–

2

–

–

3

–

Colicin V

D

15

10

5

–

–

–

–

–

H

5

4

1

–

–

–

–

–

Colicin 5, 10, K

D

3

–

–

3

–

–

–

–

H

5

1

4

–

–

–

–

–

Colicin Y, U

D

1

–

–

–

1

–

–

–

H

6

–

1

5

–

–

–

–

Colicin EMix

D

0

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

H

3

–

–

3

–

–

–

–

Colicin A, N, S4

D

0

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

H

2

–

2

–

–

–

–

–

Multiple Colicin genes

D

5

–

–

5

–

–

–

–

H

6

–

–

6

–

–

–

–

Total

D

67

11

5

45

1

–

5

–

H

43

5

8

27

–

–

3

–