|
DEC group
|
Virulence gene
|
Number (%)
|
No. of strains (%)
|
p value
|
|---|
|
Children (n = 141)
|
Adults (n = 186)
|
|---|
|
EAEC
| |
76
| | | |
|
aatA
|
15 (19.7)
|
12 (8.5)
|
3 (1.6)
|
0.0027
|
|
aap
|
21 (27.6)
|
15 (10.6)
|
6 (3.2)
|
0.0107
|
|
aggR
|
20 (26.3)
|
14 (9.9)
|
6 (3.2)
|
0.0181
|
|
aggA
|
1 (1.3)
|
1 (0.7)
|
0
|
NDa
|
|
aafA
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
ND
|
|
agg3A
|
7 (9.2)
|
4 (2.8)
|
3 (1.6)
|
0.4698
|
|
hdaA
|
5 (6.6)
|
4 (2.8)
|
1 (0.5)
|
0.1696
|
|
pet
|
42 (55.3)
|
17 (12.1)
|
25 (13.4)
|
0.7416
|
|
astA
|
17 (22.3)
|
8 (5.7)
|
9 (4.8)
|
0.8040
|
|
pic
|
31 (40.8)
|
14 (9.9)
|
17 (9.1)
|
0.8502
|
|
sat
|
11 (14.5)
|
5 (3.5)
|
6 (3.2)
|
1.0000
|
|
irp2
|
29 (38.1)
|
11 (7.8)
|
18 (9.7)
|
0.6951
|
|
iucA
|
27 (35.5)
|
13 (9.2)
|
14 (7.5)
|
0.6858
|
|
chuA
|
14 (18.4)
|
6 (4.3)
|
8 (4.3)
|
1.0000
|
|
DAEC
| |
42
| | | |
|
afaB-C
|
25 (59.5)
|
14 (9.9)
|
11 (5.9)
|
0.2091
|
|
afaE
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
daaE
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
aida/aah
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
astA
|
6 (14.2)
|
4 (2.8)
|
2 (1.1)
|
ND
|
|
pic
|
3 (7.1)
|
1 (0.7)
|
2 (1.1)
|
ND
|
|
pet
|
23 (54.8)
|
6 (4.3)
|
17 (9.1)
|
0.1251
|
|
sat
|
11 (26.2)
|
3 (2.1)
|
8 (4.3)
|
0.3620
|
|
aEPEC
| |
10
| | | |
|
astA
|
10 (100.0)
|
8 (5.7)
|
2 (1.1)
|
ND
|
|
paa
|
4 (40.0)
|
4 (2.8)
|
0
|
ND
|
-
aND: Not determined; p value in bold: significant (Fisher’s exact tests)
