Table 1 List of 16 virulence factors screened in present study, categorized based on their association with Escherichia coli pathotypes

ExPEC

sfa

S fimbriae (sialic acid-specific)

cnf1

Cytotoxic necrotizing factor 1

papC

Pilus associated with pyelonephritis (P fimbriae)

hlyA

α-Hemolysin

rfc

Lipopolysaccharide synthesis

sepA

Secreted serine protease of the auto-transporter family

EAEC

etrA

Component of ETT2 type III secretion system

EIEC

aer

Aerobatin

ETEC

faeG

F4 fimbrial adhesion

fasA^b

Fimbrial adhesion

eltA^b

Heat-labile enterotoxin

estA^b

Heat-stable enterotoxin

EPEC

eaeA^a

Intimin/attaching and effacing

exhA^{a, b}

Enterohemolysin

EHEC

eaeA^a

Intimin/attaching and effacing

stx1^b

stx2^b

Shiga-toxin-I

Shiga-toxin-II

exhA^a,b

Enterohemolysin