Comparison of pathogenic and non-pathogenic Enterococcus cecorum strains from different animal species

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Table 5 Comparison of virulence factor prevalence in pathogenic and commensal Enterococcus cecorum strains

Virulence gene^a	Total no. of isolates	Pathogenic strains (n = 21)	Commensal strains (n = 29)	P value^b
cylA	0	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	-^c
esp	6	3 (14.3%)	3 (10.3%)	0.686
hyl	3	3 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0.068
asa1	4	0 (0.0%)	4 (13.8%)	0.129
gelE	8	3 (14.3%)	5 (17.2%)	1.000
efaAfm	0	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	-^c
efaAfs	2	1 (4.8%)	1 (3.4%)	1.000
ccf	4	1 (4.8%)	3 (10.3%)	0.630

^aCorresponging virulence factors are listed in Table 2. ^bA P value of P ≤ 0.05 was considered statistically significant by Fisher’s exact test. ^cNot applicable

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