Table 2. Virulence factor genes of Escherichia coli isolated from the postpartum uterus and associated clinical symptoms.

Cow No.	Parity	Bacterial no.	Days after parturition	PMN (%)	Identified bacteria	Phylogenetic group	fimH	fyuA	kpsMT II	hra1	csgA	astA	Uterine restoration day	Days to first AI	No. of AI	Days open
s2	1	s2-1	14	6.5	E. coli	D	+	+	+	+	+	+	40	82	3	152
		s2-2	14	6.5	E. coli	B2	+	+	−	+	+	+
s5	2	s5-1	38	1.4	E. coli	D	+	−	−	+	+	+	45	82	1	82
s6	7	s6-1	32	6.8	E. coli	B2	+	+	−	+	+	+	39	(−)	(−)	(−)
s7	3	s7-1	6	74.3	E. coli	B2	+	+	+	+	+	+	97	169	3	225
		s7-2	13	83.9	E. coli	B2	+	+	−	+	+	+
		s7-3	13	83.9	TP
		s7-4	21	53.8	TP
		s7-6	28	79.4	TP
		s7-7	45	41.5	TP
		s7-8	48	49.2	TP
s9	3	s9-1	9	83.7	E. coli	B2	+	+	−	+	+	+	40	103	1	(−)
		s9-2	9	83.7	E. coli	A	+	+	−	+	+	+
		s9-3	9	83.7	E. coli	B2	+	+	+	+	+	+
		s9-4	9	83.7	TP
		s9-5	15	56.9	TP
s11	1	s11-1	33	6.0	E. coli	B2	+	+	+	+	+	+	40	62	1	62
s12	5	s12-1	8	39.6	E. coli	B2	+	+	+	+	+	+	60	(−)	(−)	(−)
		s12-2	8	39.6	TP
		s12-4	15	13.1	TP
		s12-5	22	16.8	TP
		s12-6	29	41.8	E. coli	B2	+	+	+	+	+	+
		s12-7	29	41.8	TP
s13	1	s13-1	16	–	E. coli	B2	+	+	+	+	+	+	57	203	3	304
		s13-2	16	–	TP
		s13-3	22	26.2	TP
		s13-4	43	4.9	E. coli	B2	+	+	−	+	+	+
s14	1	s14-1	34	7.4	E. coli	B2	+	+	+	+	+	+	55	90	4	209
		s14-2	48	0.5	E. coli	B2	+	+	−	+	+	+
s15	1	s15-1	31	0.0	E. coli	B2	+	+	+	+	+	+	80	106	3	175
		s15-2	45	9.1	E. coli	B2	+	+	+	+	+	+
		s15-3	66	9.1	E. coli	B2	+	+	+	+	+	+
s16	3	s16-1	20	71.3	E. coli	B2	+	+	+	+	+	+	62	98	1	98
s17	6	s17-1	29	10.3	E. coli	B2	+	+	−	+	+	+	42	78	1	78
s18	4	s18-1	50	0.01	E. coli	B2	+	+	+	+	+	+	36	(−)	(−)	(−)
s21	1	s21-1	30	1.8	E. coli	B2	+	+	−	+	+	+	44	60	7	280
		s21-2	30	1.8	E. coli	B2	+	+	−	+	+	+
s23	2	s23-1	33	0.74	E. coli	B1	+	−	−	+	+	+	33	99	1	99
s24	2	s24-1	43	4.8	E. coli	D	+	+	+	+	+	+	85	90	3	(−)
s25	7	s25-1	38	35.2	E. coli	B2	+	+	−	+	+	+	52	(−)	(−)	(−)
s27	1	s27-1	34	10.8	E. coli	B2	+	+	−	+	+	+	87	93	2	116
		s27-2	34	10.8	E. coli	B2	+	+	+	+	+	+
		s27-3	34	10.8	E. coli	B2	+	+	+	+	+	+
		s27-4	48	2.8	E. coli	B2	+	+	+	+	+	+
s30	5	s30-1	29	1.6	E. coli	B1	+	+	−	+	+	+	29	146	4	(−)

(−) indicates no implementation. PMN; polymorphonuclear neutrophil, AI; artificial insemination, TP; Trueperella pyogenes.