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. 2019 Nov 7;14(11):e0224861. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0224861

Table 1. Distribution of phylogenetic group, sequence type (ST), and ESBL genotype in clinical isolates and isolates from water environments.

Clinical isolates Environmental isolates p-value
Clinical vs environmental isolates
p-value Environmental isolates
Total
n = 45, (%)
Feb–May
n = 26, (%)
June–Sept
n = 19, (%)
Total
n = 82, (%)
June
n = 36, (%)
October
n = 46, (%)
Total vs
total
Feb–May vs
June
June–Sept vs
October
June vs
October
Phylogenetic group
    A 6 (13.3) 4 (15.4) 2 (10.5) 23 (28.0) 2 (5.6) 21 (45.7) ns ns <0.01 <0.01
    B1 5 (11.1) 2 (7.7) 3 (15.8) 20 (24.4) 16 (44.4) 4 (8.7) ns <0.01 ns <0.01
    B2 20 (44.4) 14 (53.8) 6 (31.6) 14 (17.1) 4 (11.1) 10 (21.7) <0.01 <0.01 ns ns
    D 14 (31.1) 6 (23.1) 8 (42.1) 25 (30.5) 14 (38.9) 11 (23.9) ns ns ns ns
Sequence type
    ST131 15 (33.3) 11 (42.3) 4 (21.1) 11 (13.4) 3 (8.3) 8 (17.4) <0.01 <0.01 ns ns
    ST38 6 (13.3) 2 (7.7) 4 (21.1) 12 (14.6) 5 (13.9) 7 (15.2) ns ns ns ns
    Other 24 (53.3) 13 (50.0) 11 (57.8) 59 (72.0) 28 (77.8) 31 (67.4) <0.05 <0.05 ns ns
ESBL genotype
    CTX-M-15 28 (62.2) 19 (73.1) 9 (47.4) 51 (62.2) 20 (55.6) 31 (67.4) ns ns ns ns
    CTX-M-14 3(6.7) 2 (7.7) 1 (5.3) 10 (12.2) 4 (11.1) 6 (13.0) ns ns ns ns
    CTX-M-27 3 (6.7) 1 (3.8) 2 (10.5) 7 (8.5) 3 (8.3) 4 (8.7) ns ns ns ns
    Other 11 (24.4) 4 (15.4) 7 (36.8) 14 (17.1) 9 (25.0) 5 (10.9) ns ns <0.05 ns

ns = not significant (p > 0.05)