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Table 2 Prevalence of ureC, zapA, rsmA, hmpA, mrpA, atfA, pmfA, FliL and ucaA genes in P. mirabilis isolates

From: Association among biofilm formation, virulence gene expression, and antibiotic resistance in Proteus mirabilis isolates from diarrhetic animals in Northeast China

Virulence gene

P. mirabilis

High biofilm producer

n = 62

Moderate biofilm producer

n = 78

Weak biofilm producer

n = 22

Non biofilm producer

n = 14

P value

ureC

58(93.54%)

76 (97.43%)

16 (72.72%)

10 (71.43%)

P < 0.0001

zapA

52 (83.87%)

72 (92.31%)

15 (68.18%)

12 (85.71%)

0.037

rsmA

50 (80.64%)

70 (89.74%)

14 (63.64%)

9 (64.29%)

0.013

hmpA

48 (77.42%)

60 (76.92%)

10 (45.45%)

6 (42.85%)

0.002

mrpA

41 (66.13%)

65 (83.33%)

8 (36.36%)

2 (14.29%)

P < 0.0001

atfA

40 (64.52%)

62 (79.49%)

10 (45.45%)

2 (14.29%)

P < 0.0001

pmfA

38 (61.29%)

58 (74.36%)

8 (36.36%)

2 (14.29%)

P < 0.0001

FliL

33 (53.23%)

50 (64.1%)

10 (45.45%)

7 (50%)

0.329

ucaA

14 (22.58%)

32 (41.03%)

7 (31.82%)

5 (35.71%)

0.146