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 genes
1)
38 (97.4)
26 (100.0)
1 (100.0)
Isolates with at least one enterotoxin gene, including LT, STa, STb, Stx2e, and EAST-1.