The molecular characterisation of Escherichia coli K1 isolated from neonatal nasogastric feeding tubes

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Table 5 Distribution virulence factors across selected E. coli isolates from nasogastric tubes based on pulsotype

			Adhesins																Invasion	Capsule					Toxins		Siderophores			Others
E. coli strain	PT	ST	afa/draBC	bmaE	focG	fimH	gafD	papEF	papA	papC	nfaE	sfa/focDE	papG allele II	papG I	papG II,III	papG allele	sfaS	papG allele I	ibeA	kpsMT III	kpsMT II	k1	k5	hlyA	cnf+	cdtB	fyuA	iutA	malX	rfc	cvaC	traT
1047	PT1	2076	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+
1050	PT1	2076	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+
1009	PT2	73	-	-	+	+	-	+	+	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	+	+	-	+	+	+	-	-	-
904	PT3	95	-	-	-	+	-	+	+	+	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	-	+
923	PT3	95	-	-	-	+	-	+	+	+	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	-	+
939	PT3	95	-	-	-	+	-	+	+	+	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	-	+
780	PT4	394	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	+
1008	U	127	-	-	-	+	-	+	+	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	+	-	-	+	+	-	+	+	+	-	+	-	+	-	-	+

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