Table 3.

Biofilm production and virulence genes of EAEC isolates from diarrhoeic children in India

Gene	No. of isolates		P*
	Biofilm+ (n = 33)	Biofilm− (n = 18)
aggR	33 (100)	18 (100)
aap	33 (100)	16 (88.8)	0.12
irp2	23 (69.6)	12 (66.6)	1.00
pet	3 (9.0)	0 (0)	0.54
set1A	16 (48.4)	3 (16.6)	0.025
shf	20 (60.6)	12 (66.6)	0.76
astA	8 (24.2)	2 (11.1)	0.46

Figures in parentheses indicate %

* P values represent biofilm producers versus biofilm nonproducers (Fisher’s exact test)