Table 2 Virulence gene profiles of phylogenetic group D E . coli clonal groups

Adhesins

fimH

13 (100%)

11 (92%)

9 (82%)

0.480

0.199

0.590

papA

11 (85%)

8 (67%)

0 (0%)

0.378

0.000

0.001

papC

12 (92%)

10 (83%)

0 (0%)

0.593

0.000

0.000

papEF

12 (92%)

9 (75%)

2(18%)

0.322

0.001

0.012

papG allele I

0 (0%)

1 (8%)

0 (0%)

0.480

-

1.000

papG allele II

9 (69%)

10 (83%)

0 (0%)

0.645

0.001

0.000

papG allele III

9 (69%)

2 (17%)

1 (9%)

0.015

0.005

1.000

bmaE

2 (15%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0.480

0.482

-

gafD

2 (15%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0.480

0.482

-

iha

10 (77%)

10 (83%)

2 (18%)

1.000

0.012

0.003

Toxins

sat

10 (77%)

9 (75%)

6 (55%)

1.000

0.390

0.400

tsh

1 (8%)

7 (58%)

3 (27%)

0.011

0.300

0.214

Siderophores

fyuA

8 (62%)

8 (67%)

11 (100%)

1.000

0.041

0.093

iutA

11 (85%)

11 (92%)

6 (55%)

1.000

0.182

0.069

iroN

5 (39%)

1 (8%)

1 (9%)

0.160

0.166

1.000

ireA

2 (15%)

0 (0%)

1 (9%)

0.480

1.000

1.000

Capsule

kspMT II

12 (92%)

11 (100%)

2 (18%)

1.000

0.001

0.000

kpsMT III

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

5 (46%)

-

0.011

0.014

K1

0 (0%)

4 (33%)

0 (0%)

0.039

-

0.093

K5

12 (92%)

11 (100%)

0 (0%)

1.000

0.000

0.000

Protectins

traT

13 (100%)

3 (25%)

10 (91%)

0.000

0.458

0.003

iss

5 (39%)

6 (50%)

3 (27%)

0.695

0.679

0.400

Miscellaneous

usp

1 (8%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

1.000

1.000

-

ompT

12 (92%)

6 (50%)

0 (0%)

0.030

0.000

0.014

malX (PAI)

0 (0%)

1 (8%)

7 (64%)

0.480

0.001

0.009

ExPEC status^b

12 (100%)

11 (100%)

2 (18%)

-

0.000

0.000

Virulence score

13.23 (± 1.641)

11.67 (± 3.576)

6.27 (± 3.197)

1.000

0.007

0.053

Range

9 – 15

8 – 15

2 – 14

-

-

-