Table 2. Summary of general characteristics of the three sequenced plasmids of APEC χ7122.
| Plasmids | Size (bp) | Inc group | GC% | N° ORFs | Starting codons | Gene function | virulence factors-encoded | ATB |
| pChi7122-2 | 82,676 | IncFII | 52.8 | 115 | ATG (78.26%) GTG (14.78%) TTG (6.08%) | 18.26% (known and putative virulence genes) 41.74% (involved in plasmid functions) 4.35% (ISs) 19.13% (CHP) 16.52% (HP) | EitABCD | Strr, Sxtr |
| pChi7122-3 | 56,676 | IncI2 | 42.7 | 86 | ATG (86.04%) GTG (6.8%) TTG (5.81%) | 26.74% (known and putative virulence genes) 31.39% (involved in plasmid functions) 2.32% (ISs) 8.14% (CHP) 31.39% (HP) | Type IV Pil fimbriae | - |
| pChi7122-4 | 4,300 | ColE2-like | 49.3 | 3 | ATG (100%) | 66.66% (involved in plasmid functions) 33.34% (CHP) | None | - |
ATB, antibiotic; Strr, streptomycin resistant; Sxtr, Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole resistant; -, absent.