Table 2 Pairwise whole genome similarity and core genome SNP distance matrix of W-ExPEC strains and their closest clinical NMEC counterparts.

From: Differential survival of potentially pathogenic, septicemia- and meningitis-causing E. coli across the wastewater treatment train

Strain name (sequence type)

Closest clinical BBEC

Core genome SNP differencec

Whole-genome similarity (%)

1G6 (ST95)a,b

NMEC_9 (ST95)

7

99.72

NMEC_24 (ST95)

36

98.51

3B9 (ST95)b

NMEC_4 (ST95)

13

99.59

4G1 (ST95)b

NMEC_4 (ST95)

15

99.55

4G9 (ST95)a,b

NMEC_28 (ST95)

24

97.37

NMEC_10 (ST95)

38

97.35

WU1033 (ST95)a,b

NMEC_10 (ST95)

28

98.20

NMEC_24 (ST95)

29

97.31

WU1151 (ST95)b

NMEC_4 (ST95)

28

97.18

WU1274 (ST95)b

NMEC_4 (ST95)

15

97.01

WU1752 (ST95)b

NMEC_12 (ST2619)

20

97.75

NMEC_26 (ST95)

16

97.06

  1. aWastewater strains with additional clinical NMEC matches than described in the table, based on a lower whole genome similarity threshold of 96.03% for pathotype similarity.
  2. bWastewater strains with clinical matches to both BBEC and NMEC strains.
  3. cCore genome size is ~417 kbp.
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