Table 3. Relationship between fimbrial and non-fimbrial adhesins

Non-fimbrial adhesins (%)
AIDA-1 (n = 39) paa (n = 26) eae (n = 1)
F4 (n = 23) 1 ( 2.6) 6 ( 23.1) 0 ( 0.0)
F18 (n = 50) 19 (48.7) 10 ( 38.5) 1 (100.0)
Toxin genes1) 38 (97.4) 26 (100.0) 1 (100.0)
Isolates with at least one enterotoxin gene, including LT, STa, STb, Stx2e, and EAST-1.