Table 3.
Patterns of virulence genes identified in phylogroups of E. coli strains isolated from pigeon faeces
| Virulence genes pattern | Phylogenetic group (No.*) | Total No. (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | B1 | B2 | D | X** | ||
| eaeA | – | – | – | 2 | – | 2 (2.06) |
| stx 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 48 | – | 65 (67.01) |
| stx 2 | – | – | – | 3 | – | 3 (3.09) |
| stx1 + katP | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 (2.06) |
| eaeA + stx1 | 6 | – | – | 4 | – | 10 (10.31) |
| eaeA + stx1 + katP | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 4 (4.12) |
| eaeA + stx1 + katP + lpfAO157/OI−154 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 (1.03) |
| eaeA + stx1 + lpfAO157/OI−141 | – | – | – | 4 | – | 4 (4.12) |
| eaeA + stx2 + tir | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 (1.03) |
| eaeA + stx2 + tir + iha | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 (1.03) |
| eaeA + stx2 + tir + iha + katP | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 (1.03) |
| eaeA + katP | – | – | – | 3 | – | 3 (3.10) |
| Total of non-virulence isolates (%) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) |
| Total no. (%) |
15 (15.46) |
7 (7.22) |
3 (3.09) |
70 (72.17) |
2 (2.06) |
97 (100.00) |
*No. – number of isolates; **X – undefined phylogenetic group