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. 2015 Sep 24;5:14372. doi: 10.1038/srep14372

Table 2. Prevalence of pathogenic variants among ESBL-producing E. coli.

Pathogenic category Genetic marker Surface water* (n = 82) Waste water* (n = 88) Total* (n = 170) Phylogenetic group/ESBL-genotype
EAEC aggR 5 (6.1%) 2 (2.2%) 7 (4.1%) A0/CTX-M-15 (1)
        A1/CTX-M-15 (2)
        A1/CTX-M-27 (1)
        D1/CTX-M-15 (1)
        D1/CTX-M-14 (1)
        D2/CTX-M-15 (1)
EIEC ipaH 0 (0%) 2 (2.3%) 2 (1.2%) B23/CTX-M-15 (1)
        D2/CTX-M-15 (1)
EPEC eae 0 (0%) 3 (3.3%) 3 (1.8%) B23/CTX-M-15 (1)
        B1/CTX-M-15 (2)
ETEC eltB or estA 2 (2.4%) 0 (0%) 2 (1.2%) A0/CTX-M-15 (2)
ExPEC ≥3 markers 5 (6.1%) 10 (11.4%) 15 (8.8%) B23/CTX-M-1 (3)
        B23/CTX-M-14 (1)
        D2/CTX-M-14 (2)
        A0/CTX-M-15 (1)
        B23/CTX-M-15 (6)
        D2/CTX-M-15 (2)
STEC stx1 or stx2 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
Total   12 (14.6%) 17 (19.3%) 29 (17.1%)  

*Indicated are the numbers and percentages of suspected pathogenic isolates, based on the presence of the indicated markers.