Phenotyping of E. coli serotypes associated to oedema disease

Table 3 Similarity between E. coli strains related to oedema disease over time.

Strains collected 1994–98;	*O138*		*O139*		*O141*
Number of common BPTs	5		8		2
BPTs with > 5% of all isolates	5		2		2
Match to BPTs from 94–98	n	%	n	%	n	%
*Isolates collected 1964–67*	18	*100*	14	*100*	27	*100*
Dominating BPT 94–98	6	33	1	7	22	81
Second largest BPT 94–98	0	0	1	7	1	4
Other PBTs with > 5% 94–98	9	50	-	-	-	-
Other BPTs identified 94–98	1	6	10	71	1	4
BPTs not identified 94–98	2	11	2	14	3	11
*Isolates collected 1975–80*	3	*100*	15	*100*	19	*100*
Dominating BPT 94–98	0	0	2	13	9	47
Second largest BPT 94–98	0	0	0	0	1	5
Other PBTs with > 5% 94–98	0	0	-	-	-	-
Other BPTs identified 94–98	1	33	7	48	7	37
BPTs not identified 94–98	2	67	6	40	2	11

Biochemical phenotypes collected during the 1960ies and 1970ies compared to BPTs collected during the 1990ies

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