Table 1 Association between plasmid-encoded virulence genes with EhxA subtypes and their replicon types in respective plasmids.

14

astA, cma, cba, rhsC, cif

-

FIB*, Frep*

Pigeon*/Cattle*

8

rhsC, subAB, IhaG, LAA iha

A

K/B, FIB

Sheep/Goat

8

rhsC, espP, subAB, IhaG, saa, epeA

A*

K/B*

Cattle*

3

cma, cba, rhsC, subAB, IhaG, LAA iha

A

FIB

Sheep

3

cba, rhsA1, rhsC, katP, toxB, espP, IhaG, cif

C*

FIB, I1*

Cattle