Table 5.
Molecular-based assay for the detection of adhesion and various virulence genes in strains Ent. faecium ST651ea, ST711ea, and ST7319ea.
| Genes Evaluated | Strains Evaluated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ent. faecium ST651ea | Ent. faecium ST7119ea | Ent. faecium ST7319ea | |
| Vancomycin-resistance genes | |||
| vanA | - | - | - |
| vanB | - | - | - |
| vanC | - | - | - |
| vanD | - | - | - |
| vanE | - | - | - |
| vanG | - | - | - |
| Adhesion genes | |||
| EF1249 | - | - | - |
| EF2380 | - | - | - |
| EF2662 | - | - | - |
| EF-Tu | - | - | - |
| mapA | - | - | - |
| mub | - | - | - |
| prgB | - | - | - |
| Other potential virulence factors | |||
| hyl | - | - | + |
| esp | - | - | + |
| efaA | - | - | - |
| asa1 | - | - | - |
| cyt | - | - | - |
| IS16 | - | - | + |