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. 2024 Aug 21;12(10):e00717-24. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.00717-24

TABLE 1.

Distribution of virulence factors on chromosomes (C) and plasmids (P) in ESBL-producing E. coli isolates

Virulence factor function Gene(s) ESBL E. coli isolate ID
B C D E F G I J K
Aerobactin synthetase iucC Pa Pa Pa
Afimbrial adhesion afaD C
Capsule polysaccharide export kpsE C C
Colicin cba, ci(ab), cma Pb Pb Pb Pb Pb Pb
Enterobactin siderophore receptor protein iroN Pc
Ferric aerobactin receptor iutA Pa Pa Pa
Glutamate decarboxylase gad C C C C C C C C C
Heat-resistant agglutinin hra C C
Hemolysin F hlyF Pa Pc Pa Pa
High molecular weight protein 2 non-ribosomal peptide synthetase irp2 C
Increased serum survival iss C C C, Pc
Iron transport protein sitA C Pa C Pc Pa Pa C
Long polar fimbriae ipfA C D D
Major pilin subunit F11 papA_F11 C
Major pilin subunit F19 papA_F19 C
Microcin cvaC, mcmA Pa Pc Pa C
Outer membrane hemin receptor chuA C C
Outer membrane protease (protein protease 7) ompT Pa C Pc Pa Pa
Outer membrane protein complement resistance traT Pa Pc Pa Pa
Outer membrane usher papC, afaC C C
Periplasmic chaperone afaB C
Polysialic acid transport protein; group 2 capsule kpsMII_K5 C
Siderophore receptor fyuA, ireA C C
Tellurium ion resistance protein terC C C C C C C C C
Transcriptional regulator afaA C
EAST-1 heat-stable toxin astA C
Enteroaggregative immunoglobulin repeat protein air C C
Salmonella HilA homolog eilA C C
a

On blaCTX-carrying plasmid.

b

On all beta lactam-carrying plasmids.

c

On blaSHV-carrying plasmid.