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Table 5 Distribution of virulence-associated traits among uropathogenic and commensal Escherichia coli isolates within phylogenetic groups B2

From: Virulence genes and phylogenetic groups of uropathogenic Escherichia coli isolates from patients with urinary tract infection and uninfected control subjects: a case-control study

 

Prevalence of trait N (%)

  

Gene

UPEC isolates (N=76)

Commensal isolates (N=9)

P value

papAH

18 (23.7)

0 (0)

…

papC

23 (30.3)

4 (44.4)

…

papEF

18 (23.7)

0 (0)

…

papG I, II, III

17 (22.4)

0 (0)

…

allele I

1 (1.3)

0 (0)

…

allele I′a

1 (1.3)

0 (0)

…

allele II

6 (7.9)

0 (0)

…

allele III

10 (13.1)

1 (11.1)

…

sfa/focDE

13 (17.1)

2 (22.2)

…

sfaS

13 (17.1)

0 (0)

…

focG

1 (1.3)

0 (0)

…

afa/draBC

16 (21)

1 (11.1)

…

bmaE

3 (4)

0 (0)

…

gafD

0 (0)

0 (0)

…

nfaE

2 (2.6)

0 (0)

…

fimH

52 (68.4)

6 (66.6)

…

hlyA

2 (2.6)

0 (0)

…

cnf1

12 (15.8)

0 (0)

…

cdtB

0 (0)

0 (0)

…

fyuA

49 (64.5)

7 (77.7)

…

iutA

46 (60.5)

8 (88.8)

…

kpsMT II

31 (40.8)

6 (66.6)

…

kpsMT III

12 (15.8)

1 (11.1)

…

kpsMT K1

8 (10.5)

2 (22.2)

…

kpsMT K5

15 (19.7)

1 (11.1)

…

rfc

0 (0)

0 (0)

…

ibeA

7 (9.2)

0 (0)

…

cvaC

5 (6.6)

0 (0)

…

traT

37 (48.7)

0 (0)

0.004

PAI

36 (47.4)

0 (0)

0.008

  1. P values (by χ2 test or Fisher’s exact test) are shown only if P <0.05. UPEC Uropathogenic Escherichia coli
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