Table 2 Prevalence of the four virulence-associated genes in Malaysian Shigella spp.
From: Detection of virulence genes in Malaysian Shigellaspecies by multiplex PCR assay
Serotype | Total strains | set1B(%) | set1A(%) | ial(%) | ipaH(%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. flexneri 1a | 3 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (33) | 3 (100) |
1b | 3 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (100) |
2a | 47 | 41 (87) | 41 (87) | 19 (40) | 47 (100) |
3a | 18 | 3 (17) | 3 (17) | 12 (67) | 18 (100) |
3c | 10 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (10) | 10 (100) |
4a | 1 | 1 (100) | 1 (100) | 1 (100) | 1 (100) |
6 | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (100) | 1 (100) |
y | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (100) |
S. sonnei | 15 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (13) | 15 (100) |
S. dysenteriae 2 | 10 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 8 (80) | 10 (100) |
S. boydii 6 | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (100) |
Total | 110 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 110 |