Identification of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases Escherichia coli Strains Isolated from Market Garden Products and Irrigation Water in Benin

Table 4

Distribution of the toxins genes carried by strains of E. coli according to the season.

	Dry season		Rainy season	Total
	Market garden products	Water of watering	Market garden products
STEC (Stx1)	21.43%	0%	14.28%	35.71%
STEC (Stx2)	21.43%	0%	14.28%	35.71%
ETEC	7.15%	0%	0%	7.15%
VTEC	0%	14.28%	7.15%	21.43%
Total	50%	14.28%	35.71%	100%

VT: verotoxin, VTEC: enterohemorrhagic E. coli, LT: heat-labile enterotoxin, ETEC: enterotoxigenic E. coli, Stx1: Shiga-like toxin I, Stx2: Shiga-like toxin II, and STEC: Shiga toxin E. coli.