Research Article
Helicobacter pylori in Vegetables and Salads: Genotyping and Antimicrobial Resistance Properties
Table 3
Distribution of Helicobacter pylori genotypes isolated from vegetables and salad samples in Iran.
| Genotypes | Prevalence (%) |
| vacA | M1as1a | 16 (27.11*) | M1as1b | 14 (23.72) | M1bs1a | 13 (22.03) | M1bs1b | 14 (23.72) | M1as1c | 4 (6.77) | M1bs1c | 2 (3.38) | M2s1a | 14 (23.72) | M2s1b | 11 (18.64) | M2s1c | 3 (5.08) | M2s2 | 15 (25.42) | M1as2 | 13 (22.03) | M1bs2 | 11 (18.64) | M1am2 | 15 (25.42) | M1bm2 | 13 (22.03) |
| cagA | CagA+ | 34 (57.62) | CagA− | 25 (42.37) |
| iceA | IceA1 | 28 (47.45) | IceA2 | 25 (42.37) | IceA1 IceA2 | 24 (40.67) |
| oipA | OipA+ | 51 (86.44) | OipA− | 8 (13.55) |
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*Percentage of positive genes from total 59 positive samples.
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