Research Article
Differences in Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Producing Escherichia coli Virulence Factor Genes in the Baltic Sea Region
Table 2
The prevalence of 23 VF genes among 423 extraintestinal ESBL producing E. coli strains, isolated from the Baltic Sea region.
| | VF | Gene | Prevalence
(% of total) |
| | Adhesins | bmaE | 0 (0) | | fimH | 399 (94) | | focG | 5 (1) | | nfaE | 2 (0.5) | | papAH | 65 (15) | | papC | 101 (24) | | papEF | 67 (16) | | papGI | 0 (0) | | papGII | 71 (17) | | papGIII | 8 (2) | | sfa/focDE | 45 (11) |
| | Toxins | hlyA | 68 (16) | | cvaC | 49 (12) | | cdtB | 2 (0.5) |
| | Capsule | kpsMTIII | 251 (59) | | kpsMT K1 | 22 (5) | | rfc | 5 (1) | | kpsMTII | 204 (48) |
| | Siderophores | fyuA | 352 (83) | | iutA | 341 (81) |
| | Invasin | ibeA | 37 (9) |
| | Pathogenicity island | PAI | 215 (51) |
| | Serum resistance | traT | 364 (86) |
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