Research Article

Prevalence of E. coli ST131 among Uropathogenic E. coli Isolates from Iraqi Patients in Wasit Province, Iraq

Table 5

Distribution of E. coli ST131 clone among phylogenetic groups according to RT-PCR results. Antimicrobial susceptibility of E. coli ST131 clone.

PhylogroupsNo. of isolatesNo. (%) of isolates positive with ST131 “T” SNP assay
(Tm = 82.82°C)
No. (%) of isolates positive with ST131 “A” SNP assay
(Tm = 80.69°C)
No. (%) of isolates assigned ST131 based on both “A” and “T” SNP assays

B23819 (50.0)27 (71.01)17 (44.7)
B173 (42.8)00
A6000
D3000
C1000
F2000
NT3000