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. 2023 Oct 10;11:e16169. doi: 10.7717/peerj.16169

Table 4. Virulence gene patterns among the VREfm isolates.

Species Virulence factors Number of positive isolates
VREfm (n = 18) asa1 4 (22.2%)
hyl 1 (5.6%)
gelE 1 (5.6%)
esp 3 (16.7%)
gelE-hyl 2 (11.1%)

Notes.

Enterococcal aggregation substance (asa1); hyaluronidase (hyl); gelatinase (gelE); Enterococcal surface protein (esp).