Table 3 Distribution of different combinations of virulence genes in B. cereus group isolates in different groups
Group | Genes presents | Number of isolates | % isolates in each group |
|---|---|---|---|
G1 | HBL complex, NHE complex, bceT, cytK | 36(8+ 26a + 1b + 1c) | 20.7 |
G2 | HBL complex, NHE complex, bceT | 29(9+ 15a + 1b + 4c) | 16.7 |
G3 | HBL complex, NHE complex, cytK | 7(1+ 3a + 3c) | 4.0 |
G4 | HBL complex, NHE complex | 30(4+ 16a + 10c) | 17.2 |
G5 | NHE complex, bceT, cytK | 8 | 4.6 |
G6 | NHE complex, bceT | 13(10+ 3b) | 7.5 |
G7 | NHE complex, cytK | 12(11+ 1b) | 6.9 |
G8 | NHE complex | 32(30+ 2b) | 18.4 |
G9 | NHE complex, HBL complex, ces | 1c | 0.6 |
G10 | NHE complex, cytK, ces | 3 | 1.7 |
G11 | NHE complex, bceT, ces | 2 | 1.1 |
G12 | NHE complex, ces | 1 | 0.6 |