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Table 2 Phylogenetic groups of E. coli isolates from different age groups of meat goats and detection of select important serotypes

From: Age related differences in phylogenetic diversity, prevalence of Shiga toxins, Intimin, Hemolysin genes and select serogroups of Escherichia. coli from pastured meat goats detected in a longitudinal cohort study

Age group

Pre-weaned kids

Peri-wean

6 months

Yearling

Does (pre-wean)

Other adults

Diarrhea

Total

Phylo-group

n = 75

n = 159

n = 66

n = 40

n = 53

n = 72

n = 47

n = 516

A

1

4

2

2

4

4

1

18 (4)

B1

32

34

33

22

36

62

11

230 (45)

B2

5

20

1

2

1

2

_

31 (6)

D

37

102

30

15

12

4

35

239 (46)

Serotype

 O26

2

14

_

_

_

_

2

18

 O45

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

 O103

1

3

_

_

_

_

_

4

 O126

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

 O146

_

2

_

__

_

_

_

2

  1. () values represent percentages