Research Article

Comparative Biotypic and Phylogenetic Profiles of Escherichia coli Isolated from Resident Stool and Lagoon in Fresco (Côte d’Ivoire)

Table 1

Biotype of E. coli identified in water and human stool based on differences between biochemicals characteristics. B = biotype; ADH: arginine dihydrolase; LDC: lysine decarboxylase; ODC: ornithine decarboxylase; INO: inositol; SOR: sorbitol; RHA: rhamnose; SAC: saccharose; MEL: melibiose; −: negative for reaction; +: positive for reaction. Reference strain: B1.