Table 3.

Virulence factor content of the 11 major clonal complexes

		A			B2									D
Bacterial determinants	All	All A	CC2 (n = 13)	CC66 (n = 11)	All B2	CC1 (n = 17)	CC4 (n = 17)	CC36 (n = 7)	CC6 (n = 5)	CC32 (n = 6)	CC10 (n = 8)	CC40 (n = 7)	CC43 (n = 5)	CC3 (n = 10)
papC	79	9	4	3	60	15*	13*	7*	2	5*	8*	5	1**	3
papG II	47	2	1	0*	36	15*	12*	4	2	0**	0**	0**	1	3
papG III	27	0	0	0	27	0	4	3§	0	5*	7*	5*	0	0
Sfa	47	1	0*	1	46	2**	16*	7*	1	4§	8*	5*	0**	0*
hlyC	51	2	0*	1	48	3**	15*	7*	0**	5*	7*	7*	1	0*
cnf1	48	1	0*	1	47	2§**	15*	7*	0**	5*	8*	7*	0**	0*
iucC	106	23	9	10§	52	15§**	15§**	5	5	1*	0*	3	4	7
iron	93	15	4§	7	63	15*	16*	7*	1**	4	8*	7*	1**	3§
fyuA	125	19	8	8	80	17*	17*	7	5	6	8	7	5	4*

Data are displayed as number of isolates. CC, clonal complex; papC, P fimbriae; papGII, adhesin PapG class II; papGIII, adhesin PapG class III; sfa, S fimbriae; hlyC, hemolysinC; cnf1, cytotoxic necrotizing factor; iucC, iron uptake system (IUS) aerobactin; fyuA, IUS yersiniabactin; iroN, IUS salmochelin.

§p < 0.1 for considered CC vs. all other isolates.

* p < 0.05 for considered CC vs. all other isolates.

** p < 0.05 for considered CC vs. all other B2 isolates.