TABLE 5.
Plasmid replicons predicted by PlasmidFinder among the 90 ETEC isolates
| Plasmid group and replicon | Total no. (%) of isolates | No. (%) of each fimbrial typea
|
P value | ORb (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F4 | F18 | ||||
| IncF | |||||
| FII | 83 (92.2) | 69 (100) | 14 (66.7) | <0.0001 | ∞ (7.269–∞) |
| FIB | 82 (91.1) | 69 (100) | 13 (61.9) | <0.0001 | ∞ (9.402–∞) |
| FIC | 49 (54.4) | 41 (59.4) | 8 (38.1) | 0.1323 | |
| FIA | 1 (1.1) | 1 (1.4) | 0 | >0.9999 | |
| IncI | |||||
| I1 | 65 (72.2) | 45 (65.2) | 20 (95.2) | 0.0057 | 0.09375 (0.0086–0.6311) |
| I2 | 12 (13.3) | 12 (17.4) | 0 | 0.0614 | |
| IncX | |||||
| X1 | 33 (36.7) | 12 (17.4) | 21 (100) | <0.0001 | 0.000 (0.000–0.06711) |
| X4 | 3 (3.3) | 3 (4.3) | 0 | >0.9999 | |
| IncQ | |||||
| Q1 | 21 (23.3) | 21 (30.4) | 0 | 0.0024 | ∞ (2.202–∞) |
| Col-like | |||||
| Col156 | 15 (16.7) | 13 (18.8) | 2 (9.5) | 0.5056 | |
| Col4400II | 2 (2.2) | 2 (2.9) | 0 | >0.9999 | |
| ColRNAI | 2 (2.2) | 2 (2.9) | 0 | >0.9999 | |
| IncHI | |||||
| 1A | 1 (1.1) | 1 (1.4) | 0 | >0.9999 | |
| 1B | 1 (1.1) | 1 (1.4) | 0 | >0.9999 | |
| 2 | 7 (7.7) | 7 (10.1) | 0 | 0.1933 | |
| 2A | 7 (7.7) | 7 (10.1) | 0 | 0.1933 | |
| IncN | 12 (13.3) | 12 (17.4) | 0 | 0.0614 | |
| IncB/O/Z | 10 (11.1) | 3 (4.3) | 7 (33.3) | 0.0012 | 0.09091 (0.02421–0.415) |
| IncY | 5 (5.5) | 5 (7.2) | 0 | 0.5869 | |
| p0111 | 21 (23.3) | 14 (20.3) | 7 (33.3) | 0.2450 | |
| pKPC | 3 (3.3) | 3 (4.3) | 0 | >0.9999 | |
a
Percentage is estimated based on the total number of strains associated with each fimbrial type. Significant differences (P < 0.05) are indicated in boldface.
b
The odds ratio (OR) is indicated when the P value is <0.05; CI, confidence interval.