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Table 2 Genetic virulence profile of EIEC according to phylogroup and serogroup

From: Uropathogenic Escherichia coli pathogenicity islands and other ExPEC virulence genes may contribute to the genome variability of enteroinvasive E. coli

Phylogroup {No. (%) of strains}

Serogroup (Total No. of strains)

Genetic virulence profilea

No. (%) of strains

A {25 (49)}

O124 (6)

ompA, traT, irp2, sitA, iha

4 (66.5)

ompA, traT, irp2, sitA

1 (16.5)

ompA, traT, irp2

1 (16.5)

O136 (6)

ompA, traT, sitA, iha

4 (67.0)

ompA, traT, iha

1 (16.5)

ompA, traT, sitA

1 (16.5)

O144 (5)

ompA, traT, sitA, fimA

5 (100)

O152 (6)

ompA, traT, irp2, sitA

4 (67.0)

ompA, irp2, sitA

1 (16.5)

ompA, traT, irp2

1 (16.5)

O164 (1)

ompA, irp2, sitA

1 (100)

O167 (1)

ompA, ompT, hra

1 (100)

E {15 (29)}

O143 (10)

ompA, traT, sitA, iha, chuA

7 (70)

ompA, traT, iha, chuA

2 (20)

ompA, traT, chuA

1 (10)b

O167 (5)

ompA, traT, irp2, sitA, chuA

4 (80)

ompA, traT, irp2, chuA

1 (20)

B1 {9 (18)}

O28ac (3)

ompA, traT, sitA, iha, fimA

2 (66.6)

ompA, iha

1 (33.3)

O29 (5)

ompA, traT, sitA,iha, fimA

5 (100)

O164 (1)

ompA, irp2, sitA, iha, fimA

1 (100)

B2 {1 (2)}

O164 (1)

ompA,sitA, iha, chuA, fimA, kpMSTII, vat

1 (100)

C {1 (2)}

O164 (1)

ompA, kpsMTII

1 (100)c

  1. aVGs afaBCIII, cvaC, iucD, iroN, papA, papC, sat, sfaDE, and Ī±-hlyA were not detected
  2. bstrain isolated in Chile
  3. cstrain received from CDC