Phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of the <i>E. coli</i> strains studied.

a<p>Phylogenetic groups determined as in <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0011882#pone.0011882-Clermont1" target="_blank">[74]</a>.</p>b<p>Virulence genes determined as in <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0011882#pone.0011882-Johnson3" target="_blank">[73]</a>, (+) presence, (−) absence. All these data are from <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0011882#pone.0011882-Diard1" target="_blank">[72]</a> except the amoeba model data that have been generated in this work.</p>c<p>Phenotypes tested as in <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0011882#pone.0011882-Diard1" target="_blank">[72]</a>, abbreviations used are: RSer: serum resistance, RBil: bile resistance, RLys: lysozym/lactoferrin resistance, Mot: motility, GenTim: generation time. Binarization of data in <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0011882#pone.0011882-Diard1" target="_blank">[72]</a>.</p>d<p>Biological model tested: mouse <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0011882#pone.0011882-Johnson3" target="_blank">[73]</a>, <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0011882#pone.0011882-Diard1" target="_blank">[72]</a>, K: mouse killer (9 or 10 mice killed over the 10 inoculated), NK: mouse non-killer (no mouse lethality or 1–5 mice over the 10 inoculated), <i>D.discoideum</i>, G: grazing, GR: grazing resistance.