Table 2 Distribution of virulence factor genes (%) among 207 Escherichia coli –isolates belonging to major phylogenetic groups and isolated from poultry meat at Finnish retail market
From: Extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli in poultry meat products on the Finnish retail market
Virulence factor genes | Prevalence of trait within phylogenetic groups, no. (%) | Total (n = 207) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
A + B1 (+uidA neg.) (n = 84) | D (n = 105) | B2 (+B21/ST29) (n = 18) | ||
cva* | 26 (31%) | 12 (11.4%) | 10 (55.6%) | 48 (23.2%) |
vat* | 1 (1.2%) | 3 (2.9%) | 10 (55.6%) | 14 (6.8%) |
tsh* | 16 (19%) | 2 (1.9%) | 7 (38.9%) | 25 (12.1%) |
iucD* | 29 (34.5%) | 77 (73.3%) | 17 (94.4%) | 123 (59.4%) |
irp2* | 19 (22.6%) | 62 (59%) | 16 (88.9%) | 97 (46.9%) |
iss* | 44 (52.4%) | 28 (26.7%) | 12 (66.7%) | 84 (40.6%) |
astA* | 20 (23.8%) | 73 (69.5%) | 2 (11.1%) | 95 (45.9%) |
papC ns | 7 (8.3%) | 9 (8.6%) | 5 (27.8%) | 21 (10.1%) |
ibeA* | 0 | 2 (1.9%) | 10 (55.6%) | 12 (5.8%) |
kpsMT K1* | 0 | 40 (38.1%) | 6 (33.3%) | 46 (22.2%) |