Research Article

Impact of Some Ecological Factors on Fecal Contamination of Drinking Water by Diarrheagenic Antibiotic-Resistant Escherichia coli in Zagazig City, Egypt

Table 4

Virulence genes among E. coli isolates in both districts.

GeneTotal ()First district ()Second district ()
Positive%Positive%Positive%

LT gene426.27225.0228.57
ST gene213.1300.00228.57
stx1 gene320.0225.0114.28
stx2 gene16.66112.500
eae gene533.33337.5228.57