Table 5.
Distribution of virulence genes among 166 virulence‐positive E. coli isolates in this study
| Adhesin gene | toxin gene | No. of isolates |
|---|---|---|
| K88 | NDa | 7 |
| K88 | STa/irp2/hlyA | 1 |
| F6 | eae | 8 |
| K88/paa | EAST1 | 1 |
| K88/paa | irp2 | 1 |
| F6/F41 | STa/LT‐I | 2 |
| K99/paa | EAST1 | 4 |
| K99/paa | irp2 | 3 |
| paa | ND | 4 |
| paa | EAST1 | 3 |
| paa | irp2 | 3 |
| AIDA‐I/paa | EAST1 | 4 |
| AIDA‐I/paa | irp2 | 4 |
| AIDA‐I | LT‐I/STa/STb/EAST1 | 5 |
| AIDA‐I | EAST1 | 12 |
| AIDA‐I | irp2 | 8 |
| F18 | eae | 1 |
| F18 | STa | 1 |
| F18 | LT‐I | 1 |
| F18 | STa/LT‐I | 2 |
| F18 | Stx2e/eae | 4 |
| F18 | LT‐I/Stx2e/eae | 1 |
| F18 | STa/LT‐I/eae | 1 |
| K99 | eae | 2 |
| K99 | STa/LT‐I | 1 |
| K99 | STa/STb/LT‐I | 1 |
| F18/F41 | Stx2e | 1 |
| K99/F41 | eae | 2 |
| K99/F41 | STa/eae | 1 |
| K99/F41 | LT‐I/eae | 1 |
| K99/F41 | STb/Stx2e | 1 |
| K99/F41 | STa/STb/LT‐I | 1 |
| K99/F18/F41 | Stx2e/eae | 3 |
| ND | eae | 3 |
| ND | EAST1 | 5 |
| ND | irp2 | 6 |
| ND | STa/eae | 1 |
| ND | irp2/EAST1 | 21 |
| ND | LT‐I/eae | 11 |
| ND | STb/Stx2e | 4 |
| ND | LT‐I/Stx2e/eae | 5 |
| ND | STa/LT‐I/eae | 4 |
| ND | STa/STb/LT‐I | 6 |
| ND | STa/irp2/hlyA | 2 |
| ND | LT‐I/STa/STb/EAST1 | 3 |
| Total | 166 |
a
Isolates negative for adhesin or toxin genes.