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SSI Diagnostica Group provides well-characterized E. coli reference strains to support serotyping,  vaccine and assay development as well as quality control across research, surveillance and industrial microbiology.  

The bacterial strains of SSI Diagnostica Group are mostly clinical isolates. E. coli strains are delivered in extract agar in either a sealed glass tube or in a cryogenic vial. Strains sent in agar slant must be plated out within a week from receipt and resown, as strains cannot survive in transport agar for a long time. 

Each strain has been grown on a non-selective agar plate overnight and the serotype verified by SSI Diagnostica Group’s specific antisera. 

The bacterial strains of SSI Diagnostica Group are intended for research or for use as negative / positive controls for serotyping of antigens. The strains sent in agar slant can be cultured directly. 

If interested in purchasing bacterial strains, please reach out to us via the contact form for additional information and quotes. 

We have reference strains for all O, H, K and F antigens. Concerning the OK O serotypes, please note that except for the OK O strains OK O26, OK O45, OK O55, OK O114 and OK O157, the other OK O serotypes are matched with the O strains with the corresponding number e.g. OK O86 antisera is matched with the O86 strain. 

Strains are shipped according to UN 3373. 

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Product Antigens 
81832 Reference strain O1 O1:K1:H7 
81833 Reference strain O2 O2:K1:H4 
81834 Reference strain O3 O3:K2ab:H2 
81835 Reference strain O4 O4:K3:H5 
81838 Reference strain O5 O5:K4:H4 
81839 Reference strain O6 O6:K2a:H1 
81840 Reference strain 07 07:K1:H- 
81841 Reference strain O8 O8:K8:H4 
81842 Reference strain O9 O9:K9:H12 
81843 Reference strain O10 O10:K5:H4 
81844 Reference strain O11 O11:K10:H10 
81845 Reference strain O12 O12:K5:H- 
81846 Reference strain O13 O13:K11:H11 
81847 Reference strain O14 O14:K7:H- 
81848 Reference strain O15 O15:K14:H4 
81849 Reference strain O16 O16:K1:H- 
81850 Reference strain O17 O17:K16:H18 
81851 Reference strain O18ab O18ab:K-:H14 
81854 Reference strain O18ac O18ac:K5:H7 
81855 Reference strain O19ab O19ab:K-:H7 
81856 Reference strain O20 O20:K17:H- 
81857 Reference strain O21 O21:K20:H- 
81858 Reference strain O22 O22:K13:H1 
81859 Reference strain O23 O23:K18ab:H15 
81860 Reference strain O24 O24:K+:H- 
81861 Reference strain O25 O25:K19:H12 
81862 Reference strain O26 O26:H- 
81864 Reference strain O27 O27:K-:H- 
81865 Reference strain O28ab O28ab:K-:H- 
81866 Reference strain O28ac O28ac:H- 
81867 Reference strain O29 O29:K-:H10 
81868 Reference strain O30 O30:K-:H- 
81869 Reference strain O32 O32:K-:H19 
81870 Reference strain O33 O33:K-:H- 
81871 Reference strain O34 O34:K-:H10 
81872 Reference strain O35 O35:K-:H10 
81873 Reference strain O36 O36:K-:H9 
81874 Reference strain O37 O37:K-:H10 
81876 Reference strain O38 O38:K-:H26 
81877 Reference strain O39 O39:K-:H- 
81878 Reference strain O40 O40:K-:H4 
81879 Reference strain O41 O41:K-:H40 
81880 Reference strain O42 O42:K-:H37 
81881 Reference strain O43 O43:K-:H2 
81883 Reference strain O44 O44:H18 
81886 Reference strain O45 O45:K1:H10 
82027 Reference strain O46 O46:K-:H16 
82028 Reference strain O48 O48:K-:H- 
82029 Reference strain O49 O49:K+:H12 
82030 Reference strain O50 O50:K-:H4 
82031 Reference strain O51 O51:K-:H24 
82033 Reference strain O52 O52:K-:H10 
82034 Reference strain O53 O53:K-:H3 
82035 Reference strain O54 O54:K-:H2 
82036 Reference strain O55 O55:H- 
82037 Reference strain O56 O56:K+:H- 
82038 Reference strain O57 O57:K-:H- 
82040 Reference strain O58 O58:K-:H27 
82041 Reference strain O59 O59:K-:H19 
82042 Reference strain O60 O60:K-:H33 
82045 Reference strain O61 O61:K-:H19 
82046 Reference strain O62 O62:K-:H30 
82047 Reference strain O63 O63:K-:H- 
82048 Reference strain O64 O64:K-:H- 
82049 Reference strain O65 O65:K-:H- 
82051 Reference strain O66 O66:K-:H25 
82052 Reference strain O68 O68:K-:H4 
82053 Reference strain O69 O69:K-:H38 
82054 Reference strain O70 O70:K-:H42 
82055 Reference strain O71 O71:K-:H12 
82056 Reference strain O73 O73:K-:H31 
82057 Reference strain O74 O74:K-:H39 
82059 Reference strain O75 O75:K95:H5 
82060 Reference strain O76 O76:K-:H8 
82062 Reference strain O77 O77:K96;H- 
82063 Reference strain O78 O78:H- 
82064 Reference strain O79 O79:K-:H40 
82081 Reference strain O80 O80:K-:H26 
82082 Reference strain O81 O81:K97:H- 
82083 Reference strain O82 O82:K-:H- 
82084 Reference strain O83 O83:K-:H31 
82085 Reference strain O84 O84:K-:H21 
82086 Reference strain O85 O85:K-:H1 
82088 Reference strain O86 O86:K-:H- 
82089 Reference strain O87 O87:K-:H12 
82090 Reference strain O88 O88:K-:H25 
82091 Reference strain O89 O89:K-:H16 
82092 Reference strain O90 O90:K-:H- 
82098 Reference strain O91 O91:K-:H- 
82099 Reference strain O92 O92:K-:H33 
86717 Reference strain O93 O93:-:H16 
82100 Reference strain O95 O95:K+:H33 
82102 Reference strain O96 O96:K-:H19 
82103 Reference strain O97 O97:K-:H- 
82104 Reference strain O98 O98:K-:H8 
82105 Reference strain O99 O99:K-:H33 
82106 Reference strain O100 O100:K-:H2 
82107 Reference strain O101 O101:K-:H33 
82108 Reference strain O102 O102:K-:H40 
82109 Reference strain O103 O103:K+:H8 
82110 Reference strain O104 O104:K-:H12 
82111 Reference strain O105 O105:K-:H8 
82112 Reference strain O106 O106:K-:H33 
82113 Reference strain O107 O107:K98:H27 
82114 Reference strain O108 O108:K-:H10 
82115 Reference strain O109 O109:K-:H19 
82116 Reference strain O110 O110:K-:H39 
82118 Reference strain O111 O111:H- 
82119 Reference strain O112ab O112ab:H18 
82120 Reference strain O112ac O112ac:H- 
82121 Reference strain O113 O113:H21 
82122 Reference strain O114 O114:H32 
82123 Reference strain O115 O115:K-:H18 
82124 Reference strain O116 O116:K+:H10 
82126 Reference strain O117 O117:K98:H4 
82127 Reference strain O118 O118:K-:H- 
82128 Reference strain O119 O119:H27 
82129 Reference strain O120 O120:K18a:H6 
82130 Reference strain O121 O121:K-:H10 
82131 Reference strain O123 O123:K-:H16 
82132 Reference strain O124 O124:H30 
82133 Reference strain O125ab O125ab:H19 
82134 Reference strain O125ac O125ac:H6 
82136 Reference strain O126 O126:H2 
82137 Reference strain O127 O127a:H- 
82138 Reference strain O128ab O128ab:H2 
82139 Reference strain O128ac O128ac:K-:H12 
82140 Reference strain O129 O129:K-:H11 
82141 Reference strain O130 O130:K-:H9 
82142 Reference strain O131 O131:K-:H26 
82143 Reference strain O132 O132:K+:H28 
82266 Reference strain O133 O133:K-:H29 
82267 Reference strain O134 O134:K-:H35 
82268 Reference strain O135 O135:K-:H- 
82269 Reference strain O136 O136:H- 
82270 Reference strain O137 O137:H41 
82273 Reference strain O140 O140:K-:H43 
82277 Reference strain O142 O142:H6 
82278 Reference strain O143 O143:K-:H- 
82279 Reference strain O144 O144:K-:H- 
82280 Reference strain O145 O145:K-:H- 
82281 Reference strain O146 O146:K-:H21 
82282 Reference strain O147 O147:H19;F4ac 
82283 Reference strain O148 O148:K-:H28 
82284 Reference strain O149 O149:H10 
82285 Reference strain O150 O150:K93:H6 
82286 Reference strain O151 O151:K-:H10 
82287 Reference strain O152 O152:K-:H- 
82288 Reference strain O153 O153:K-:H7 
82289 Reference strain O154 O154:K94:H4 
82290 Reference strain O155 O155:K-:H9 
82291 Reference strain O156 O156:K-:H47 
82292 Reference strain O157 O157:H19;F4ac 
82293 Reference strain O158 O158:K-:H23 
82295 Reference strain O159 O159:K-:H20 
82296 Reference strain O160 O160:K-:H34 
82297 Reference strain O161 O161:K-:H54 
82298 Reference strain O162 O162:K-:H10 
82299 Reference strain O163 O163:K-:H19 
82300 Reference strain O164 O164:K-:H- 
82301 Reference strain O165 O165:K-:H- 
81913 Reference strain O166 O166:K-:H4 
81914 Reference strain O167 O167:K-:H5 
81915 Reference strain O168 O168:K-:H16 
81916 Reference strain O169 O169:K-:H8 
81917 Reference strain O170 O170:K-:H1 
81920 Reference strain O173 O173:K-:H- 
81921 Reference strain O174 O174:K-:H27 
81922 Reference strain O175 O175:K-:H28 
81928 Reference strain O180 O180:H- 
81932 Reference strain O184 O184:K-:H11 
81829 Reference strain O187 O187:K-:H52 
96427 Reference strain O188 O188:H10 
81935 Reference strain H1 O2:K2ab:H1 
85337 Reference strain H2 O43:K-:H2 
85338 Reference strain H3 O53:K-:H3 
85339 Reference strain H4 O2:K1:H4 
85340 Reference strain H5 O4:K3:H5 
81936 Reference strain H6 O2:K1:H6 
85341 Reference strain H7 O1:K1:H7 
81937 Reference strain H8 O2:K-:H8 
85342 Reference strain H10 O11:K10:H10 
85343 Reference strain H11 O13:K11:H11 
85344 Reference strain H12 O9:K9:H12 
85345 Reference strain H14 O18ab:K-:H14 
85346 Reference strain H15 O23:K18ab:H15 
81939 Reference strain H17 O15:K97:H17 
85347 Reference strain H18 O17:K16:H18 
81940 Reference strain H19 O9:K36:H19 
81941 Reference strain H20 O8:K49:H20 
81942 Reference strain H21 O8:K49:H21 
81943 Reference strain H23 O45:Kne:H23 
81944 Reference strain H24 O51:K12:H24 
81945 Reference strain H25 O15:K16:H25 
85348 Reference strain H26 O131:K-:H26 
81946 Reference strain H27 O15:Kne:H27 
85349 Reference strain H28 O132:K+:H28 
85350 Reference strain H29 O133:K-:H29 
81947 Reference strain H30 O38:Kne:H30 
81948 Reference strain H31 O3:K-:H31 
85351 Reference strain H32 O114:H32 
81949 Reference strain H33 O11:Kne:H33 
81950 Reference strain H34 O86:H34 
85352 Reference strain H35 O134:K-:H35 
81951 Reference strain H36 O86:H36 
85353 Reference strain H37 O42:K-:H37 
85354 Reference strain H38 O69:K-:H38 
85355 Reference strain H39 O74:K-:H39 
85356 Reference strain H40 O79:K-:H40 
85357 Reference strain H41 O137:H41 
85358 Reference strain H42 O70:K-:H42 
85359 Reference strain H43 O140:K-:H43 
81952 Reference strain H44 O3:K19:H44 
81953 Reference strain H45 O52:Kne:H45 
81954 Reference strain H46 O26:H46 
81955 Reference strain H47 O86:Kne:H47 
81956 Reference strain H48 O16:Kne:H48 
81957 Reference strain H49 O6:K13:H49 
81958 Reference strain H51 O8:K50:H51 
81959 Reference strain H52 O11:Kne:H52 
81961 Reference strain H53 O148a:Kne:H53 
85360 Reference strain H54 O161:K-:H54 
81962 Reference strain H55 O75:Kne:H55 
81963 Reference strain H56 O139:K-:H56 
85361 Reference strain K1 O2:K1:H4 
85362 Reference strain K2ab O3:K2ab:H2 
85363 Reference strain K3 O4:K3:H5 
85364 Reference strain K4 O5:K4:H4 
85365 Reference strain K5 O10:K5:H4 
81964 Reference strain K6 O4:K6:H5 
81965 Reference strain K7 O7:K7:H4 
85366 Reference strain K8 O8:K8:H4 
85367 Reference strain K9 O9:K9:H12 
85368 Reference strain K10 O11:K10:H10 
85369 Reference strain K11 O13:K11:H11 
81966 Reference strain K12 O4:K12:H- 
81967 Reference strain K13 O6:K13:H1 
85370 Reference strain K14 O15:K14:H4 
85371 Reference strain K16 O17:K16:H18 
85372 Reference strain K17 O20:K17:H- 
81968 Reference strain K18a O23:K18a:H15 
85373 Reference strain K18ab O23:K18ab:H15 
85374 Reference strain K19 O25:K19:H12 
85375 Reference strain K20 O21:K20:H- 
81970 Reference strain K23 O25:K23:H1 
81971 Reference strain K24 O83:K24:H31 
81972 Reference strain K26 O9:K26:H- 
81973 Reference strain K27 O8:K27:H- 
81974 Reference strain K28 O9:K28:H- 
81975 Reference strain K29 O9:K29:H- 
81976 Reference strain K30 O9:K30:H12 
81977 Reference strain K31 O9:K31:H- 
81978 Reference strain K32 O9:K32:H19 
81979 Reference strain K33 O9:K33:H- 
81980 Reference strain K34 O9:K34:H- 
81981 Reference strain K35 O9:K35:H- 
81982 Reference strain K36 O9:K36:H19 
81983 Reference strain K37 O9:K37:H- 
81984 Reference strain K38 O9:K38:H- 
81985 Reference strain K39 O9:K39:H9 
81986 Reference strain K40 O8:K40:H9 
81987 Reference strain K41 O8:K41:H11 
81988 Reference strain K42 O8:K42:H- 
81989 Reference strain K43 08:K43:H11 
81990 Reference strain K44 O8:K44:H- 
81991 Reference strain K45 O8:K45:H9 
81992 Reference strain K46 O8:K46:K30 
81993 Reference strain K47 O8:K47:H2 
81994 Reference strain K48 O8:K48:H9 
81995 Reference strain K49 O8:K49:H21 
81996 Reference strain K50 O8:K50:H- 
81997 Reference strain K51 O1:K51:H- 
81998 Reference strain K52 O4:K52:H- 
81999 Reference strain K53 O6:K53:H- 
82000 Reference strain K54 O6:K54:H10 
82001 Reference strain K55 O9:K55:H- 
82002 Reference strain K57 O9:K57:H32 
82003 Reference strain K83 O20:K83:H26 
82004 Reference strain K84 O20:K84:H26 
82005 Reference strain K87 O8:K87:H19 
82006 Reference strain K92 O73:K92:H34 
85376 Reference strain K93 O150:K93:H6 
85377 Reference strain K94 O154:K94:H4 
85378 Reference strain K95 O75:K95:H5 
85379 Reference strain K96 O77:K96:H- 
85380 Reference strain K97 O81:K97:H- 
85381 Reference strain K98 O107:K98:H27 
82007 Reference strain K100 O75:K100:H5 
82008 Reference strain K101 O20:K101:H-:F6 
82009 Reference strain K102 O8:K102:H- 
82010 Reference strain K103 O101:K103:H- 
85334 Reference strain F4ac O147:H19:F4ac 
88684 Reference strain F5 O101:K-:F5:H- 
85335 Reference strain F6 O20:K101:H-:F6 
87258 Reference strain OK O26 O26:H- 
87259 Reference strain OK O55 O55:H6 
87255 Reference strain OK O114 O114:H32 

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