Table 6.
Prevalence of virulence genes and antibiotic resistance genes among the retrieved serovars (n = 48).
| Samples | Serovars | N | tsh gene | phoA gene | hly gene | eaeA gene | sta gene | lt gene | blaCTX gene | blaKPC gene | blaTEM gene |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal swabs | O86a | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | – | – | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Untyped | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Fecal swabs | O114 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| O26 | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | 1 | – | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| Untyped | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | |
| Blood samples | O111 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | – | – | – | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| O18 | 4 | – | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | 4 | – | 4 | |
| Untyped | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | |
| Milk samples | O1 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 5 | – | – | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| O55 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
| O158 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | 3 | – | 3 | |
| Untyped | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Total | 48 | 22 | 48 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 24 | 48 | |