Molecular Screening of Virulence Genes in Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli Isolated from Human Blood Culture in Brazil

Table 5

Genetic characterization of ExPEC transconjugants.

Strains	iss	traT	iutA	iroN	ompT	hlyF
E. coli K12-711	−	−	−	−	−	−
E. coli 5	+	+	−	+	+	+
5.2	+	+	−	+	+	+
E. coli 17	−	+	+	−	−	−
17.1	−	+	+	−	−	−
E. coli 19	+	+	−	−	−	−
19.1	−	+	−	−	−	−

Serum resistance: iss and traT; iron uptake systems: iutA and iroN; proteases: ompT; toxin: hlyF.
Strains (donator of plasmids) = 5, 17, and 19; Tranconjugants = 5.2, 17.1, and 19.1.