“…We conducted presence/absence and phylogenetic analyses on the following LF82-associated genes: rpoE ;39 htrA (also known as degP and ptd );40 dsbA,
41 hfq,
42 and AIEC/IBD-associated E. coli genes : pduC
29 (propanediol utilisation), fyuA, ibeA, K1, kpsmTII,
17 vgrG , hcp , vasD , vasG , impL , impK (type VI secretion system genes), and vat , insA , insB,
30 fimH,
28 afaC
45 and clb (pks island),46and the combination of gipA and lpfA,
43 or lpfA alone 44 45. Nine of the 41 strains harboured the afaC gene (H504, H305, H020, H296, 61–1 ti1, 52–2 ti10, 52–1 ti3, 18–4 ti12, 18–3 ti5), 4 of which were AIEC (36% of all AIEC strains), belonged to ST95 and had an O18:H7 serotype.…”