Table 1 Distribution of the capsular types and alp genes among the urinary GBS isolates
Surface alpha-like protein genes No. of isolates (%) | No. of isolates (%) of serotypes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ia n = 4 | Ib n = 24 | II n = 7 | III n = 41 | IV n = 2 | V n = 18 | NT n = 4 | |
rib n = 40 (%) | 2 (5) | 0** | 2 (5) | 34 (85) ** | – | 1 (2.5) ** | 1 (2.5) |
alpha-c protein n = 22 (%) | – | 18 (81.8) ** | 1 (4.5) | 0** | – | 3 (13.6) | – |
alp 2/3 n = 18 (%) | – | 3 (16.7) | 1 (5.6) | 6 (33.3) | 1 (5.6) | 7 (38.9) * | – |
epsilon n = 15 (%) | 2 (13.3) * | 0* | 3 (20) * | 0** | 1 (6.7) | 6 (40) * | 3** (20) |
alp4 n = 0 (%) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
alpha-c protein + alp 2/3 n = 3 (%) | – | 2 (66.6) | – | – | – | 1 (33.3) | – |
alpha-c protein + rib n = 1 (%) | – | – | – | 1 (100) | – | – | – |
NT n = 1 (%) | – | 1 (100) | – | – | – | – | – |