Comparative Metabolic Characterization of Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli Blood Isolates from Saudi Arabia
Table 4
Metabolic activity of ST131 and non-ST131 isolates.
Substrates
Positive ST131 isolates (%)
Positive non-ST131 isolates (%)
Total positive isolates (%)
valuea
LAC
14 (87.5%)
14 (100%)
28 (93.3%)
1.000
XYL
12 (75%)
11 (78.6%)
23 (76.7%)
1.000
MAL
12 (75%)
10 (71.4%)
22 (73.3%)
1.000
FRU
16 (100%)
13 (92.9%)
29 (96.7%)
0.47
DEX
16 (100%)
13 (92.9%)
29 (96.7%)
0.47
GAL
14 (87.5%)
12 (85.7%)
26 (86.7%)
1.000
RAF
3 (18.9%)
2 (14.3%)
5 (16.7%)
1.000
TRE
15 (93.8%)
11 (78.6%)
26 (86.7%)
0.32
MEL
8 (50%)
7 (50%)
15 (50%)
1.000
SUC
6 (37.5%)
1 (7.1%)
7 (23.3%)
0.08
LARA
7 (43.8%)
5 (35.7%)
12 (40%)
0.72
MNE
14 (87.5%)
13 (92.9%)
27 (90%)
1.000
INU
9 (56.3%)
9 (64.3%)
18 (60%)
0.72
SG
9 (56.3%)
9 (64.3%)
18 (60%)
0.72
GLY
1 (6.3%)
3 (21.4%)
4 (13.3%)
0.33
SAL
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
1.000
DUL
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
1.000
INO
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
1.000
SOR
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
1.000
MAN
8 (50%)
5 (35.7%)
13 (43.3%)
0.48
ADO
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
1.000
ARA
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
1.000
ERY
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
1.000
α-MG
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
1.000
RHA
5 (31.3%)
0 (%)
5 (16.7%)
0.04
CEL
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
1.000
MEZ
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
1.000
α-MN
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
1.000
XYT
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
1.000
ONPG
15 (93.4%)
13 (92.9%)
28 (93.3%)
1.000
ESC
16 (100%)
14 (100%)
30 (100%)
1.000
DARA
3 (18.8%)
1 (7.1%)
4 (13.3%)
0.60
CIT
3 (18.8%)
1 (7.1%)
4 (13.3%)
0.60
MNT
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
1.000
SOR
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
1.000
a values for 2-group comparison: ST131 and non-ST131, and the bold numbers refer to the presence of significant difference between groups for some traits.
