Table 5.
Distribution of virulence factors and genes among E. faecalis and E. faecium isolates: cytolysin (cylA, cylB, cylM), aggregation substance (agg), gelatinase (gelE), enterococcal surface protein (esp), and cell wall adhesins (efaAfs and efaAfm).
| Virulence Factors/Genes | Human n = 80(%) | Cat n = 72 (%) | Dog n = 48 (%) | Total n = 200 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gelatinase | 25 (31.2) | 16 (22.2) | 8 (16.6) | 49 (24.5) |
| * AS | 9 (11.2) | 2 (2.7) | 0 | 11 (5.5) |
| Cytolysin | 5(6.2) | 0 | 0 | 5 (2.5) |
| gelE | 27 (33.7) | 10 (13.9) | 2 (4.1) | 39 (19.5) |
| cylA | 3 (3.7) | 0 | 0 | 3 (1.5) |
| cylB | 3 (3.7) | 0 | 0 | 3 (1.5) |
| cylM | 6 (7.5) | 3 (4.1) | 1 (2) | 10 (5) |
| agg | 8 (10) | 3 (4.1) | 0 | 11 (5.5) |
| esp | 10 (12.5) | 0 | 0 | 10 (20) |
| efaAfs | 21 (26.2) | 9 (12.5) | 8 (16.6) | 38 (19) |
| efaAfm | 12 (15) | 8 (11.1) | 8 (16.6) | 28 (14) |
* aggregation substance.