Table 2. LOS biosynthesis loci in C. jejuni strains from patients with GBS, and uncomplicated enteritis.
| No. of strains associated with: | ||||
| LOS locus class | GBS (n = 7) | GBS/oculomotor (n = 3) | Enteritis (n = 39) | p-value |
| A (n = 7) | 4 (57%) | 0 | 3 (8%) | <0.01a |
| B (n = 23) | 2 (28%) | 3 (100%) | 18 (46%) | 0.10b |
| C (n = 1) | 0 | 0 | 1 (2%) | - |
| D (n = 0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| E (n = 7) | 1 (14%) | 0 | 6 (15%) | NS |
| cUnknown | 0 | 0 | 11 (28%) | - |
a
GBS vs enteritis.
b
GBS/oculomotor vs enteritis; GBS had oculomotor and ataxia symptom.
c
We determined the LOS locus (class A to E); all the GBS related strains used in this study were positive for one of the five identified LOS locus classes; therefore we did not include other LOS classes in this study.
NS, not significant.