Table 1 Frequency of virulence genes among Enterococcus strains
Genes | E. faecalis | E. faecium | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No. (%) | No. (%) | |||
esp |  +  | 62 (73.8) | 35 (57.37) | 0.038 |
- | 22 (26.19) | 26 (42.62) | ||
ace |  +  | 26 (30.95) | 3 (4.91) |  < 0.001 |
- | 58 (69.04) | 58 (95.08) | ||
efaA |  +  | 51 (60.71) | 12 (19.67) |  < 0.001 |
- | 33 (39.28) | 49 (80.32) | ||