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Table 1 Correlation between virulence phenotype and genotype

From: Improved detection of esp, hyl, asa1, gelE, cylA virulence genes among clinical isolates of Enterococci

Virulence factors (encoding gene)

E. faecalis (n = 89)

E. faecium (n = 51)

P+ G+

P− G+

P+ G−

P− G−

P+ G+

P− G+

P+ G−

P− G−

Cytolysin (cylA)

48

5

5

31

0

1

5

45

Gelatinase (gelE)

33

43

0

13

14

17

8

12

Slime

        

 asa1

73

4

9

3

4

1

44

2

 esp

45

3

37

4

22

1

26

2

  1. P+ phenotypically expressed
  2. P− phenotypically not expressed
  3. G+ Gene detected
  4. G− Gene not detected