Population snapshot of the extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli invasive strains isolated from a Hungarian hospital

Table 4 Virulome of the ESBL-producing ExPEC strains

Virulence genes		Isolate
Virulence genes		Ec1	Ec2	Ec3	Ec4	Ec5	Ec6
Adhesins	fimA	+	+	+	+	+	+
	fimB	+	+	+	+	+	+
	fimC	+	+	+	+	+	+
	fimD	+	+	+	+	+	+
	fimE	+	+	+	+	+	+
	fimF	+	+	+	+	+	+
	fimG	+	+	+	+	+	+
	fimH	+	+	+	+	+	+
	fimI	+	+	+	+	+	+
	sfaX	+	+	+	+	+	+
	mat operon	+	+	+	+	+	+
	iha	+	+	+	+	+	+
	crl	+	+	+	+	+	+
	csg operon	+	+	+	+	+	+
Invasine	aslA	+	+	+	+	+	+
	kpsD	+	+	+	+	+	+
	kpsM	+	+	+	+	+	+
	kpsT						+
	ibeB	+	+	+	+	+	+
	usp	+	+	+	+	+	+
Iron uptake	chuA	+	+	+	+	+	+
	chuS	+	+	+	+	+	+
	chuT	+	+	+	+	+	+
	chuU	+	+	+	+	+	+
	chuV	+	+	+	+	+	+
	chuW	+	+	+	+	+	+
	chuX	+	+	+	+	+	+
	chuY	+	+	+	+	+	+
	sitA	+	+	+	+	+	+
	sitB	+	+	+	+	+	+
	sitC	+	+	+	+	+	+
	sitD	+	+	+	+	+	+
	fyuA	+	+	+	+	+	+
	iutA	+	+	+	+	+	+
	iucA	+	+	+	+	+	+
	iucB	+	+	+	+	+	+
	iucC	+	+	+	+	+	+
	irp2	+	+	+	+	+	+
	iroB		+
	iroC		+
	iroD		+
	iroE		+
	iroN		+
Protectins/serum resistance	ompT	+	+	+	+	+	+
	iss	+	+	+	+	+
	Bor	+	+	+	+	+
	gad	+	+	+	+	+	+
	traT	+	+	+	+	+	+
	traD	+	+	+	+	+
	neuA						+
	neuC						+
Toxins	astA	+	+	+
	sat	+	+	+	+	+	+
	vat						+
	senB	+		+	+		+
	hlyF		+
Virotype		C	B	C	C	C	NA

The table includes all virulence genes present in at least one isolate. The + indicates the presence of a gene. NA: not applicable. The Ec1, Ec3, Ec3 correspond to ST131 C2/H30Rx isolates, Ec4, Ec5 correspond to ST131 C1-M27 isolates Ec6 corresponds to ST1193 isolate

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