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Table 5 Prevalence of fimH, pap, sfa and afa genes in Uropathogenic E. coli

From: Biofilm formation, antimicrobial susceptibility, serogroups and virulence genes of uropathogenic E. coli isolated from clinical samples in Iran

Virulence gene

UPEC E. coli

High biofilm producer 15

Moderate biofilm producer 20

Weak biofilm producer 45

Non biofilm producer 50

P value

fimH

14 (93.33 %)

18 (90 %)

35 (77.77 %)

30 (60 %)

0.031

pap

13 (86.66 %)

16 (80 %)

30 (71.42 %)

28 (56 %)

0.001

sfa

13 (86.66 %)

10 (50 %)

20 (44.44 %)

20 (40 %)

0.033

afa

10 (66.66 %)

7 (35 %)

15 (33.33 %)

10 (20 %)

0.035