BioMed Research International

Research Article

Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates from Spanish Children: Occurrence in Faecal Samples, Antimicrobial Resistance, Virulence, and Molecular Typing

Table 1

Virulence patterns detected among the 72 P. aeruginosa isolated from faecal samples of children.
No. strainsAmplification of genesVirulence pattern
exoUexoSexoYexoTexoAlasAlasBaprArhlABrhlIrhlRlasIlasR
39-++++++++++++I
1-+++++++++++II
1-+-++++++++++III
1-++-+++++++++IV
1-+++++++++-++V
2-++++++++++--VI
14+-+++++++++++VII
1+-++++++++++VIII
6+--++++++++++IX
1+--+++++++++X
2+--+++++++-++XI
2+++++++++++++XII
1-----++++--++XIII
  lasR gene truncated by ISPpu17 element
  lasR gene truncated by IS1394 element
  lasR gene truncated by IS1246 element