Phylogenetic Group of Escherichia coli Isolates from Broilers in Brazilian Poultry Slaughterhouse

Table 3

Distribution of phylogroups of E. coli strains isolated from the heart, liver, and respiratory tract of broiler during inspection.

Organ of origin	Phylogroup
	A	B1	B2	C	D	E	F	Total
Heart	5	4		1	1		1	16
Liver	3	7	0	0	1	0	0	11
Respiratory tract	52	40	0	6	4	3	5	110
Total	60	51	2	7	6	5	6	137

of phylogroups B2 () and was associated with heart samples.