TABLE 3.
Class 1 and 2 integrons in other categories of E. coli
| E. coli isolates | No. of isolates screened | No. (%) of isolates hybridizing to probes for:
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| intI1 only | intI2 only | intI1 and intI2 | ||
| CDEC | 21 | 11 (52.4) | 1 (4.8) | 0 (0) |
| Enteroaggregative-cell-detaching E. colia | 2 | 2 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Enteroaggregative E. coli | 129 | 36 (27.9) | 4 (3.1) | 5 (3.9) |
| Other diarrheagenic E. coli | 49 | 11 (22.4) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Other E. coli (normal flora) | 130 | 22 (16.9) | 5 (3.8) | 3 (2.3) |
| Total | 331 | 82 (24.8) | 10 (3.0) | 8 (2.5) |
a
CDEC Ont:H4 isolates E29a and G02a, which bear aggregative adherence plasmids.