Table 5.
Association between the occurrences of virulence genes and biofilm formation ability of all enterococci isolates, both from milk and cheeses.
| Virulence Genes | Enterococcus Species (n = 85) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Biofilm Producers (n = 55) |
Non-Biofilm Producers (n = 30) |
p-Value | |
| n (%) | n (%) | ||
| gelE | 48 (87.3) | 26 (86.7) | 1.000 |
| esp | 19 (34.5) | 9 (30.0) | 0.810 |
| asa1 | 36 (65.5) | 21 (70.0) | 0.810 |
| cylA | 2 (3.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0.537 |
| agg | 16 (29.1) | 12 (40.0) | 0.341 |
| ebpA | 36 (65.5) | 23 (76.7) | 0.332 |
| ebpB | 34 (61.8) | 23 (76.7) | 0.228 |
| ebpC | 30 (54.5) | 22 (73.3) | 0.107 |
| pil | 29 (52.7) | 21 (70.0) | 0.167 |
| srt | 31 (56.4) | 22 (73.3) | 0.162 |
| fsrA | 2 (3.6) | 4 (13.3) | 0.179 |
| fsrB | 7 (12.7) | 4 (13.3) | 1.000 |