Research Article

Characteristics of Clinical Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Isolated from British Columbia

Table 5

AMR phenotype of transformants and transconjugants derived from STEC plasmid DNA and matings, respectively.

Serotype (strain ID) Transferred AMR phenotypeTransformantsTransconjugants
E. coli DH5αE. coli K802NRC. rodentium DBS100C. rodentium MCS026aS. Typhimurium MCS001

O103:H3 (C)BCN, NEO, TET+++n/ab+
O118:H16 (F)SPT, STR, TETn/a
O157:H7 (3)CHL, STR, TET++n/an/a
O157:H7 (5)AMP, CAZ, AMC, FOX, TIO+c+cn/a++
O157:H7 (6)CHL, STR, TET++n/an/a

C. rodentium MCS026 was constructed by deleting bla in C. rodentium DBS100.
Not applicable.
Reduced susceptibility.