TABLE 5.
Virulence factors distribution among the C. jejuni and C. coli isolates of examined samples
| No. (%) of C. jejuni isolates harboured each virulence factor | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samples (No. of C. jejuni positive) | racR | dnaJ | wlaN | virbll | cdtC | cdtB | cdtA | flaA | cadF | pldA | ciaB | ceuE | cgtB |
| Chicken (42) | 35 (83.33) | 35 (83.33) | 4 (9.52) | 4 (9.52) | 35 (83.33) | 35 (83.33) | 29 (69.04) | 42 (100) | 31 (73.80) | 24 (57.14) | 42 (100) | 16 (38.09) | 10 (23.80) |
| Turkey (7) | 5 (71.42) | 4 (57.14) | ‐ | ‐ | 3 (42.85) | 4 (57.14) | 4 (57.14) | 7 (100) | 5 (71.42) | 5 (71.42) | 7 (100) | 3 (42.85) | 1 (14.28) |
| quebec (2) | 2 (100) | 2 (100) | ‐ | ‐ | 2 (100) | 2 (100) | 1 (50) | 2 (100) | 2 (100) | 1 (50) | 2 (100) | 1 (50) | 1 (50) |
| Goose (1) | 1 (100) | 1 (100) | 1 (100) | 1 (100) | 1 (100) | 1 (100) | 1 (100) | 1 (100) | ‐ | 1 (100) | 1 (100) | 1 (100) | 1 (100) |
| Ostrich (2) | 2 (100) | 2 (100) | ‐ | ‐ | 2 (100) | 2 (100) | 2 (100) | 2 (100) | 2 (100) | ‐ | 2 (100) | ‐ | ‐ |
| Total (54) | 45 (83.33) | 44 (81.48) | 5 (9.25) | 5 (9.25) | 43 (79.62) | 44 (81.48) | 37 (68.51) | 54 (100) | 40 (74.07) | 31 (57.40) | 54 (100) | 21 (38.88) | 13 (24.07) |
| No. (%) of C. coli isolates harboured each virulence factor | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samples (No. of C. coli positive) | racR | dnaJ | wlaN | virbll | cdtC | cdtB | cdtA | flaA | cadF | pldA | ciaB | ceuE | cgtB |
| Chicken (19) | 3 (15.78) | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | 3 (15.78) | 3 (15.78) | 3 (15.78) | 19 (100) | 12 (63.15) | 12 (63.15) | 19 (100) | ‐ | 8 (42.10) |
| Turkey (5) | 2 (40) | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | 1 (20) | 1 (20) | ‐ | 5 (100) | 3 (60) | 3 (60) | 5 (100) | ‐ | 2 (40) |
| Ostrich (2) | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | 1 (50) | 1 (50) | ‐ | 2 (100) | 1 (50) | 2 (100) | 2 (100) | ‐ | 1 (50) |
| Total (26) | 5 (19.23) | ‐ | ‐ | ‐ | 5 (19.23) | 5 (19.23) | 3 (11.53) | 26 (100) | 16 (61.53) | 17 (65.38) | 26 (100) | ‐ | 11 (42.30) |