TABLE 3.

Detection of virulence and resistance genes in Campylobacter strains (n = 129) according to the studied species.

Detected genes			C. jejuni (n = 108)		C. coli (n = 21)
			Presence	%	Presence	%
Virulence genes	Adhesion	cadF	108	100.00	–	–
		jlpA	105	97.22	–	–
		racR	108	100.00	21	100.00
		dnaJ	108	100.00	–	–
		pebA	108	100.00	–	–
		pldA	106	98.15	–	–
		porA	95	87.96	14	66.67
	Invasion	ceuE	107	99.07	–	–
		ciaB	101	93.52	–	–
		iamB	108	100.00	4	19.05
		flaC	108	100.00	21	100.00
	Toxins	cdtA	107	99.07	–	–
		cdtB	107	99.07	–	–
		cdtC	107	99.07	–	–
	T6SS	tssA-tssM	61	56.48	4	19.05
		tagH	61	56.48	4	19.05
		hcp	61	56.48	4	19.05
	T4SS	virB10	15	13.89	–	–
		virB11	12	11.11	3	14.29
		virB4	12	11.11	3	14.29
		virB9	12	11.11	3	14.29
		virD4	15	13.89	–	–
	LOS	waaC	107	99.07	21	100.00
		htrB	107	99.07	6	28.57
		glyt	84	77.78	16	76.19
		cgtA	24	22.22	–	–
		cstII	38	35.19	–	–
		neuB	40	37.04	–	–
		neuC	37	34.26	1	4.76
Resistance genes	Fluoroquinolones	gyrA-T86I	101	93.52	21	100.00
		gyrA-V149I	28	21.7	–	–
	Multidrug Efflux pump	cmeABC	101	93.52	–	–
		Mef(En2)	1	0.93	–	–
	Macrolides	23S rRNA-A2075G	13	12.04	11	52.38
	Aminoglycosides	aad(6)	1	0.93	10	47.62
		adeF	1	0.93	–	–
		aph(3′)-IIIa	30	27.78	11	52.38
		aph(2″)-Iia	12	11.11	2	9.52
		aac(6′)-Im	1	0.93	2	9.52
		SAT-4	6	5.56	11	52.38
	Streptogramins	LsaE	1	0.93	–	–
	Tetracyclines	tetO	72	66.67	14	66.67
		tet(W/N/W)	4	3.70	4	19.05
	Beta-Lactamases	OXA-61	72	66.67	18	85.71
		OXA-184	1	0.93	–	–
		cepA	1	0.93	–	–