Table 4.
DEC pathovars | Virulence genes | Grilled chicken (n = 20) | Flamed chicken (n = 7) | Fumed chicken (n = 1) |
---|---|---|---|---|
STEC (n = 1) | Stx2A | + | – | – |
EAEC (n = 2) | asta, aggR | – | + | – |
EIEC (n = 1) | invE | + | – | – |
ETEC (n = 2) | STIa | + | – | – |
Total n = 6 (%) | 4 (20) | 2 (28.57) | 0 |
DEC, Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli; n, number; %, percent; +, presence; –, absence.