Table 3.

Identified virulence factors in four K. pneumoniae isolates. Numbers correspond to the exact alleles detected.

Virulence Gene	2341b	2668	2742	4545
iutA	new allele	new allele	new allele	new allele	aerobactin transport
mrkA	2	2	6	12	type 3 fimbrial gene cluster
mrkB	33	2	3	2
mrkC	new allele	2	2	new allele
mrkD	1	12	12	8
mrkF	new allele	8	8	4
mrkH	10	7	7	2
mrkI	7	15	15	4
mrkJ	19	12	12	2
ybtA		1			yersiniabactin
ybtE		4
ybtP		4
ybtQ		22
ybtS		6
ybtT		1
ybtU		14
ybtX		15
fyuA		17
irp1		44
irp2		37