Phylogenicity and Virulence Profiles of Clinical Escherichia coli Isolates in the Ho Teaching Hospital of Ghana

Table 4

Association between phylogenetic groups and virulence genes of E. coli isolates from clinical specimen.

V. gene	ChuA		value	neuC		value	Sfa/foc		value
Phlyo-group	Present	Absent		Present	Absent		Present	Absent
A	0 (0.0)	101 (100)		30 (29.7)	71 (70.3)		28 (27.7)	73 (72.3)
B1	0 (0.0)	3 (100.0)		1 (33.3)	2 (66.7)		0 (0.0)	3 (100.0)
B2	11 (55.0)	9 (45.0)		6 (30.0)	14 (70.0)		5 (25.0)	15 (75.0)
C	0 (0.0)	4 (100.0)	<0.0001	0 (0.0)	4 (100.0)	0.246	2 (50.0)	2 (50.0)	0.642
Clade I	2 (100.0)	0 (0.0)		2 (100.0)	0 (0.0)		0 (0.0)	2 (100.0)
D	5 (100.0)	0 (0.0)		1 (20.0)	4 (80.0)		2 (40.0)	3 (60.0)
Total	18 (13.3)	117 (86.7)		40 (29.6)	95 (70.4)		37 (27.4)	98 (72.6)
V. gene	fimA		value	iutA		value	cnfl		value
Phlyo-group	Present	Absent		Present	Absent		Present	Absent
A	90 (89.1)	11 (10.9)		69 (68.3)	32 (31.7)		27 (26.7)	74 (73.3)
B1	3 (100.0)	0 (0.0)		1 (33.3)	2 (66.7)		0 (0.0)	3 (100.0)
B2	16 (80.0)	4 (20.0)		10 (50.0)	10 (50.0)		7 (35.0)	13 (65.0)
C	4 (100.0)	0 (0.0)	0.6454	3 (75.0)	1 (25.0)	0.403	2 (50.0)	2 (50.0)	0.637
Clade 1	2 (100.0)	0 (0.0)		2 (100.0)	0 (0.0)		1 (50.0)	1 (50.0)
D	5 (100.0)	0 (0.0)		3 (60.0)	2 (40.0)		2 (40.0)	3 (60.0)
Total	120 (88.9)	15 (11.1)		88 (65.2)	47 (34.8)		39 (28.9)	96 (71.1)
V. gene	hlyA		value	hlyF		value	ibeA		value
Phlyo-group	Present	Absent		Present	Absent		Present	Absent
A	30 (29.7)	71 (70.3)		4 (4.0)	97 (96.0)		12 (11.9)	89 (88.1)
B1	0 (0.0)	3 (100.0)		0 (0.0)	3 (100.0)		0 (0.0)	3 (100.0)
B2	6 (30.0)	14 (70.0)		3 (15.0)	17 (85.0)		3 (15.0)	17 (85.0)
C	2 (50.0)	2 (50.0)	0.415	0 (0.0)	4 (100.0)	0.417	0 (0.0)	4 (100.0)	0.468
Clade 1	0 (0.0)	2 (100.0)		0 (0.0)	2 (100.0)		1 (50.0)	1 (50.0)
D	3 (60.0)	2 (40.0)		0 (0.0)	5 (100.0)		0 (0.0)	5 (100.0)
Total	41 (30.4)	94 (69.6)		7 (5.2)	128 (94.8)		16 (11.9)	119 (88.1)
V. gene	vat		value	yfcV		value	fyuA		value
Phlyo-group	Present	Absent		Present	Absent		Present	Absent
A	42 (41.6)	59 (58.4)		80 (79.2)	21 (20.8)		79 (78.2)	22 (21.8)
B1	1 (33.3)	2 (66.7)		1 (33.3)	2 (66.7)		2 (66.7)	1 (33.3)
B2	9 (45.0)	11 (55.0)		14 (70.0)	6 (30.0)		16 (80.0)	4 (20.0)
C	0 (0.0)	4 (100.0)	0.322	3 (75.0)	1 (25.0)	0.458	3 (75.0)	1 (25.0)	0.973
Clade 1	2 (100.0)	0 (0.0)		2 (100.0)	0 (0.0)		2 (100.0)	0 (0.0)
D	2 (40.0)	3 (60.0)		4 (80.0)	1 (20.0)		4 (80.0)	1 (20.0)
Total	56 (41.5)	79 (58.5)		104 (77.0)	31 (23.0)		106 (78.5)	29 (21.5)

Data are presented as frequencies with corresponding percentages in parenthesis. Phlyo: phylogenetic; V: virulence.