Table 5 The prevalence of different virulence genes among EPEC and EAEC strains isolated from children with acute gastroenteritis
EAEC virulence genes profile | Frequency | Percentage% |
|---|---|---|
aatA, astA,aggR, aap & capU | 1 | 5 |
aatA,astA, east, aap & capU | 1 | 5 |
aatA, aaiA, astA, aggR & capU | 1 | 5 |
aatA, aggR, east, aap & capU | 2 | 10 |
aatA, astA, aggR, east, aap & capU | 1 | 5 |
aatA, aaiA, aggR, east, aap & capU | 1 | 5 |
aatA, aaiA, aggR, aap & capU | 1 | 5 |
aatA, aaiA, astA, aggR, east, aap & capU | 2 | 10 |
aatA, aggR, aap & capU | 1 | 5 |
aatA, aggR, east & aap | 2 | 10 |
aatA, aggR & east | 1 | 5 |
astA, aap & capU | 3 | 15 |
aatA, aggR &aap | 1 | 5 |
aap & capU | 1 | 5 |
aap | 1 | 5 |
EPEC virulence genes | ||
eae | 50 | 89.3 |
eae & tir | 6 | 10.7 |