Virulence factors | NO. of ExPEC isolates(%) | ||||
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Total (n = 64;%) | Cluster I (n = 7;10.9%) | Cluster II (n = 4;6.25%) | Cluster III (n = 46;71.9% ) | Cluster IV (n = 7;10.9%) | |
Siderophores | |||||
  iutA | 39(60.1) | 0(0)a | 4(100)b | 28(60.1)b | 7(100)b |
  iroN | 17(26.6) | 0(0)a | 1(25)ab | 10(21.7)a | 6(85.7)b |
  fyuA | 15(23.4) | 0(0)a | 0(0)a | 8(17.4)a | 7(100)b |
  ireA | 7(10.9) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 6(13) | 1(14.3) |
Adhesins | |||||
  fimH | 52(81.3) | 5(71.4)ac | 0(0)b | 40(86.9)c | 7(100)c |
  papC | 14(21.9) | 3(42.9) | 1(25) | 5(10.9) | 5(71,4) |
  papA | 3(4.7) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 3(42.9) |
  sfaA | 1(1.6) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 1(2.2) | 0(0) |
  hraA | 13(20.3) | 2(28.6) | 1(25) | 5(10.9) | 5(71.4) |
  afa | 3(4.7) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 3(6.5) | 0(0) |
Toxin | |||||
  cnf1 | 5(7.8) | 0(0)a | 0(0)a | 0(0)a | 5(71.4)b |
  hlyD | 5(7.8) | 0(0)a | 0(0)a | 0(0)a | 5(71.4)b |
  vat | 42(65.6) | 0(0)a | 0(0)a | 35(76.1)b | 7(100)b |
Miscellaneous | |||||
  ompA | 64(100) | 7(100) | 4(100) | 46(100) | 7(100) |
  ups | 7(10.9) | 0(0)a | 0(0)a | 0(0)a | 7(100)b |
  traT | 40(62.5) | 0(0)a | 0(0)a | 37(80.4)b | 3(42.9)b |
Invasion | |||||
  ibeA | 2(3.1) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 2(28.6) |
Capsule | |||||
  kpsMIII | 1(1.6) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 1(2.2) | 0(0) |
  kpsMII | 10(15.7) | 0(0)a | 0(0)a | 3(6.5)a | 7(100)b |