coli (EHEC) O157:H7 Sakai strain isolated during an outbreak in Sakai City, Japan, in 1996 was studied [30]. Table 1 Comparison of TBARS RGFP966 mouse content of twenty-one E. coli belonging to different pathovars Vactosertib concentration and phylogenetic groups during exponential growth in pooled human urine and LB broth   Urine LB broth Urine vs LB Strains Phylo-groups Virulence groups TBARS* p** TBARS p p ABU 57 A ABU

9.0 ± 1.7 p = 0.835 7.1 ± 0.7 p = 1.000 p = 0.995 ABU83972 B2 ABU 7.3 ± 1.0   6.4 ± 0.1   p = 1.000 ABU 5 D ABU 7.2 ± 1.1 p = 1.000 6.3 ± 1.1 p = 1.000 p = 1.000 IH11128 B2 UPEC 6.7 ± 2.0 p = 1.000 6.1 ± 0.4 p = 1.000 p = 1.000 IAI 74 B2 UPEC 6.6 ± 0.9 p = 1.000 6.1 ± 0.7 p = 1.000 p = 1.000 ABU 63 B2 ABU 6.6 ± 1.2 p = 1.000 5.8 ± 0.9 p = 1.000 p = 1.000 IAI 39 D UPEC 6.6 ± 1.5 p = 1.000 7.1 ± 0.7 p = 1.000 p = 1.000 CFT073 B2 UPEC

6.3 ± 0.9 p = 0.999 5.9 ± 0.7 p = 1.000 p = 1.000 ABU 27 B2 ABU 5.6 ± 0.9 p = 0.905 4.9 ± 0.5 p = 0.976 p = 1.000 ABU 64 B2 ABU 5.6 ± 0.4 p = 0.866 6.8 ± 0.2 p = 1.000 p = 1.000 UMN 026 D UPEC 5.2 ± 1.1 p = 0.458 6.2 ± 0.6 p = 1.000 p = 1.000 ED1a B2 commensal 5.2 ± 1.1 p = 0.542 4.9 ± 0.2 p = 0.979 p = 1.000 536 B2 UPEC 5.1 ± 1.0 p = 0.458 selleck inhibitor 6.3 ± 1.7 p = 1.000 p = 1.000 J96 B2 UPEC 5.0 ± 1.1 p = 0.653 5.3 ± 1.4 p = 0.998 p = 1.000 ABU 20 B2 ABU 4.9 ± 0.9 p = 0.307 4.3 ± 1.2 p = 0.743 Liothyronine Sodium p = 1.000 IAI1 B1 commensal 4.3 ± 0.7 p = 0.075 4.4 ± 0.3 p = 0.789 p = 1.000 Sakai E EHEC 3.9 ± 0.4 p = 0.016 4.6 ± 0.7 p = 0.900 p = 1.000 UTI 89 B2 UPEC 3.8 ± 0.6 p = 0.015 5.1 ± 0.1 p = 0.996 p = 1.000 ABU 38 B1 ABU 3.8 ± 0.8 p = 0.012 4.5 ± 0.1 p = 0.838 p = 1.000 ABU 62 B1 ABU 3.5 ± 0.9 p = 0.005 6.1 ± 0.8

p = 1.000 p = 0.560 MG1655 A K-12 laboratory strain 2.6 ± 0.5 p = 0.0001 6.3 ± 1.4 p = 1.000 p = 0.546 * TBARS values are expressed in micromoles per 1011 cells. The data shown are means (mean ± SD) of three independent experiments in different batches of urine and LB broth. Differences between means were evaluated for statistical significance using the Tukey’s HSD (Honestly Significant Difference) test.