Research Article

Virulence Factor Genes Incidence among Enterococci from Sewage Sludge in Eastern Slovakia following Safety Aspect

Table 2

Score value and virulence factor genes detected in enterococci isolated from sewage sludge.

StrainsScore valueVirulence factor genes
gelEefaAfmefaAfs

EF/KK12.339+
EF/EC22.280+
EF/EE32.170+
EF3A2.369+
EF/EC52.366+
EF/EEV62.291+
EFP72.356+
EF92.418+
EFV102.299++
EF/EE112.399+
EF202.329+++
EF/EA212.310+
EF/ED212.077++
EF/SA252.239+
EF/EC312.349
WF/EC322.300+
EF/EC452.250+
EF/EC462.112+
EF/EC472.202+
EF/EC482.200+
EF116972.353+
EF14211982.367+
EF346972.379+
EEV202.281+++

EF-Enterococcus faecium; EE-E. faecalis; gelE-gelatinase; efaAfm−; efaAfs−, − it means no gene detected; +, it means, gene was detected; score value in MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry results evaluation.