Table 2 Statistically significant differences in the incidence of bacteriocin encoding determinants among UTI and control E. coli strains
Types of bacteriocin producers | No. of UTI bacteriocin producers (%) | No. of control bacteriocin producers (%) | Statistical significance of the difference* |
|---|---|---|---|
microcin H47 producers | 74 (37.9) | 61 (27.0) | p = 0.02 |
producers of colicins Ia and Ib among mono-producers | 10 (5.1) | 31 (13.7) | p = 0.003 |
producers of three or more bacteriocins | 39 (20.0) | 28 (12.4) | p = 0.03 |
colicin E1 producers | 43 (22.1) | 23 (10.2) | p = 0.0008 |
producers of colicin E1 among bacteriocin triple- and multi-producers | 28 (14.4) | 9 (4.0) | p = 0.0002 |
bacteriocin E1 and Ia producers | 19 (9.7) | 10 (4.4) | p = 0.03 |
bacteriocin E1, Ia, and mV producers | 17 (8.7) | 7 (3.1) | p = 0.01 |