TABLE 5.
Distribution of putative virulence genes among 61 canine AREF isolates
| Gene | Occurrence (no. [%] of isolates with gene) in:
|
|
|---|---|---|
| CC17 group (n = 47) | Non-CC17 group (n = 14) | |
| esp | 0 | 0 |
| hyl | 0 | 0 |
| orf903b | 47 (100) | 12 (86) |
| orf904.5 | 0 | 0 |
| orf906.7 | 24 (51) | 12 (86) |
| orf2351 | 15 (32)a | 0 |
| orf2430 | 18 (38)a | 0 |
This result shows that the gene is significantly associated with CC17 isolates (P < 0.05).
All isolates positive for orf903 also contained orf905 and orf907.