Research Article

Prophages in Enterococcal Isolates from Renal Transplant Recipients: Renal Failure Etiologies Promote Selection of Strains

Table 1

The frequency of occurring prophages sequences in bacteria from different materials (feces versus urine) isolated from various groups of people (with ADPKD, glomerulonephritis (GN), other nephropathies, and healthy volunteers).

Prophagespp4pp1pp7pp(−)pp(+)

Material from healthy volunteers
 Urine30,00% 10,00% 0,00% 70,00%30,00%
 Feces22,22%22,22%66,67%22,22%77,78%
Material from patients with immunosuppression
 Urine42,86%35,71%78,57%3,57%96,43%
 Feces45,83%45,83%70,83%4,17%95,83%
Causes of end-stage renal disease
 ADPKD38,46%7,69%92,31%7,69%92,31%
 GN52,38%52,38%76,19%0,00%100,00%
 Others38,89%50,00%61,11%5,56%94,44%