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Table 4 The association between virulence factors and C3-dependent internalisation in blood isolates.

From: Synergy between type 1 fimbriae expression and C3 opsonisation increases internalisation of E. coli by human tubular epithelial cells

Bacterial virulence factors

Strains demonstrating C3 -dependent internalisation

Strains not demonstrating C3-dependent internalisation

Fischer's exact test

Type 1 fimbriae

3/3 (100%)

2/12 (16.7%)

P = 0.0338

P fimbriae

2/3 (66.7%)

7/12 (58.3%)

nsd

CNF1

2/3 (66.7%)

2/12 (16.7%)

nsd

Serum resistance

3/3 (100%)

12/12 (100%)

nsd

Haemolysin

2/3 (66.7%)

6/12 (50.0%)

nsd

  1. The strength of association between virulence factors and C3-dependent internalisation in blood isolates was determined using Fischer's exact test.
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BMC Microbiology

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