Virulence factors | NO. of ExPEC isolates(%) | ||||
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 | Total (n = 64;%) | Group A (n = 37;57.8%) | GroupB1 (n = 6;9.4%) | GroupB2 (n = 7;10.9% ) | Group D (n = 14;21.9%) |
Siderophores | |||||
  iutA | 39(60.1) | 24(64.9)a | 1(16.7)b | 7(100)b | 7(50)b |
  iroN | 17(26.6) | 4(10.9)a | 3(50)b | 6(85.7)b | 4(28.6)b |
  fyuA | 15(23.4) | 5(13.5)a | 0(0)a | 7(100)b | 3(21.4)c |
  ireA | 7(10.9) | 3(8.1) | 0(0) | 1(14.3) | 3(21.4) |
Adhesins | |||||
  fimH | 52(81.3) | 23(62.2) | 6(100) | 7(103) | 11(78.6) |
  papC | 14(21.9) | 5(13.5)a | 1(16.7)ab | 5(71.4)b | 3(21.4)b |
  papA | 3(4.7) | 0(0)a | 0(0)ab | 3(42.9)b | 0(0)b |
  sfaA | 1(1.6) | 1(2.7) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) |
  hraA | 13(20.3) | 4(10.9)a | 0(0)a | 5(71.4)b | 4(28.6)b |
  afa | 3(4.7) | 3(8.1) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) |
Toxin | |||||
  cnf1 | 5(7.8) | 0(0)a | 0(0)a | 5(71.4)b | 0(0)c |
  hlyD | 5(7.8) | 0(0)a | 0(0)a | 5(71.4)b | 0(0)c |
  vat | 42(65.6) | 23(62.2) | 4(66.7) | 7(100) | 8(57.1) |
Miscellaneous | |||||
  ompA | 64(100) | 37(100) | 6(100) | 7(100) | 14(100) |
  ups | 7(10.9) | 0(0)a | 0(0)a | 7(100)b | 0(0)c |
  traT | 40(62.5) | 30(81.1)a | 4(66.7)ab | 3(42.9)b | 3(21.4)b |
Invasion | |||||
  ibeA | 2(3.1) | 0(0)a | 0(0)ab | 2(28.6)b | 0(0)b |
Capsule | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  kpsMII | 10(15.7) | 0(0)a | 0(0)a | 7(100)b | 3(21.4)c |
  kpsMIII | 1(1.6) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 1(7.1) |