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Table 2 The frequency rates of virulence factors among 100 Salmonella Enteritidis isolates in meat and egg samples

From: Occurrence of virulence factors and carbapenemase genes in Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis isolated from chicken meat and egg samples in Iraq

Virulence factor

Total (n = 100)

n (%)

Meat (n = 49)

n (%)

Egg (n = 51 )

n (%)

P-value

n (%)

slyA

11 (11.0)

5 (10.2)

6 (11.8)

> 0.999

traT

30 (30.0)

15 (30.6)

15 (29.4)

> 0.999

phoPQ

40 (40.0)

23 (46.9)

17 (33.3)

0.221

sopB

9 (9.0)

4 (8.2)

5 (9.8)

> 0.999

sty

22 (22.0)

10 (20.4)

12 (23.5)

0.811