Research Article
Tetracycline-Resistant Genes in Escherichia coli from Clinical and Nonclinical Sources in Rivers State, Nigeria
Table 3
Co-occurrence of tetracycline-resistant genes in E. coli (n = 89).
| | Co-occurrence of tet genes | Urine | Stool | Soil | Poultry | Occurrence (%) |
| | None | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3.4 | | tetA | 14 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 34.8 | | tetB | — | — | — | 2 | 2.2 | | tetG | — | — | — | 1 | 1.1 | | tetA-tetB | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14.8 | | tetA-tetG | 2 | — | — | 4 | 6.7 | | tetA-teM | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 15.7 | | tetB-tetM | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2.2 | | tetM-tetG | — | 1 | — | — | 1.1 | | tetA-tetB-teG | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5.6 | | tetA-tetB-tetM | 1 | 7 | — | — | 9 | | tetA-tetM-tetG | — | — | — | 3 | 3.4 |
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