Correlation between Group B Streptococcal Genotypes, Their Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles, and Virulence Genes among Pregnant Women in Lebanon

Table 3

Distribution of bca and rib virulence genes in GBS genotype clusters.

Genotype Clusters	bca gene	rib gene
(# of isolates)	# positive (%)	# positive (%)
I (14)	5 (35.7)	6 (42.9)
II (10)	6 (60.0)	4 (40.0)
III (15)	9 (60.0)	5 (33.3)
IV (6)	5 (83.3)	1 (16.7)
V (9)	4 (44.4)	3 (33.3)
VI (9)	7 (77.8)	2 (22.2)
VII (13)	7 (53.8)	4 (30.7)
Total (76)	43 (56.5)	25 (32.9)