Table 3.
Distribution of virulence genes among phylogenetic groups of ESBL-producing E. coli.
| VF | Number of Isolates (% of Total) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene | A | B1 | B2 | D | C | F | Clade I | Unknown | |
| (n = 44) | (n = 27) | (n = 30) | (n = 36) | (n = 3) | (n = 6) | (n = 1) | (n = 3) | ||
| Adhesins | fimA | 43 (97.7) | 27 (100) | 28 (93.3) | 35 (97.2) | 3 (100) | 6 (100) | 1 (100) | 3 (100) |
| papC | 24 (54.4) | 16 (59.3) | 25 (83.3) | 21 (58.3) | 2 (66.6) | 1 (16.6) | - | 1 (33.3) | |
| papG III | 2 (4.5) | 1 (3.7) | 1 (3.3) | 2 (5.5) | - | - | - | - | |
| Siderophore | aer | 25 (56.8) | 17 (63) | 24 (80) | 32 (88.8) | 3 (100) | 6 (100) | - | 1 (33.3) |
| Toxins | hlyA | - | 1 (3.7) | 2 (6.6) | - | - | - | - | - |
| cnf1 | 1 (2.27) | 1 (3.7) | 2 (6.6) | 4 (11.1) | - | - | - | - | |