Table 5.
Rank Order of Phylogroups for Colonization Outcomes Among 139 Fecal Escherichia coli Strains
| Rank Order of Phylogroups for Each Outcome Variableb | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phylogroupa | Strains, No. | Predominance | Persistence | Sharing | Prevalence |
| A | 29 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| B1 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| B2 | 67 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| D | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| F | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
Abbreviations: Prevalence, household prevalence.
aPhylogroups shown are those that accounted for at least 5 strains. Phylogroup C (not shown) accounted for only 1 strain. Phylogroup E did not account for any strains.
bNumerical rank order for the corresponding colonization outcome (1 = highest, 5 = lowest).