Table 3 Incidence of bacteriocin producing and non-producing strains among UTI and control strains in E. coli phylogroups.
E. coli phylogroup A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
UTI (n = 128) | Control (n = 70) | statistical significance between UTI and control* | |
Producers | 79 (61.7%) | 37 (52.9%) | -** |
Non-producers | 49 (38.3%) | 33 (47.1%) | |
E. coli phylogroup B1 | |||
UTI (n = 25) | Control (n = 11) | statistical significance between UTI and control* | |
Producers | 7 (28%) | 7 (63.6%) | p = 0.04 |
Non-producers | 18 (72%) | 4 (36.4%) | |
E. coli phylogroup B2 | |||
UTI (n = 173) | Control (n = 213) | statistical significance between UTI and control* | |
Producers | 86 (49.7%) | 110 (51.6%) | -** |
Non-producers | 87 (50.3%) | 103 (48.4%) | |
E. coli phylogroup D | |||
UTI (n = 85) | Control (n = 67) | statistical significance between UTI and control* | |
Producers | 54 (63.5%) | 41 (61.2%) | -** |
Non-producers | 31 (36.5%) | 26 (38.8%) | |