Table 2 List of 10 virulence genes screened in this study, categorized based on their functional characteristics and association with Escherichia coli pathotypes
Pathotype | Adhesion gene | Toxin gene | Invasion gene | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
EPEC | eae | Â | Â | Intimin/Attaching and effacing |
| Â | bfp | Â | Â | Type IV bundle-forming pili |
EAEC | eagg | Â | Â | Transcriptional regulator for chromosomal gene/ Enteroaggregative adhesion |
EIEC | Â | Â | ipaH | Invasion plasmid antigen |
ETEC | Â | lt | Â | Heat-labile toxin |
DAEC | daaE | Â | Â | Â |
EHEC | Â | stx1 | Â | Shiga-toxin 1 |
| Â | Â | stx2 | Â | Shiga-toxin 2 |
UPEC | papC | Â | Â | P fimbriae chaperone |
NMEC | Â | Â | ibeA | Invasion of brain endothelium |