Table III.
Virulence genes observed among Shigella serogroups % (n)
| Shigella serogroup | ipaH | ipaD | senB | virF | iha | capU | lpfA | sigA | pic | sepA | celb | gad |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. dysenteriae (n=5) | - | 100 (5) | 100 (5) | 100 (5) | 100 (5) | 100 (5) | 100 (5) | 100 (5) | - | - | - | - |
| S. flexneri (n=23) | 4 (1) | 74 (17) | 9 (2) | 65 (15) | 9 (2) | 56 (13) | 69 (16) | 69 (16) | 48 (11) | 65 (15) | - | - |
| S. boydii (n=17) | 6 (1) | 94 (16) | 100 (17) | 100 (17) | 100 (17) | 88 (15) | 41 (7) | 82 (14) | - | - | - | 6 (1) |
| S. sonnei (n=15) | - | 7 (1) | 93 (14) | 7 (1) | - | 13 (2) | 100 (15) | 100 (15) | 7 (1) | 7 (1) | 60 (9) | 13 (2) |