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Table 4 Resistance-related genes among 96 genome sequenced aEPEC isolates

From: Occurrence of multidrug-resistant and ESBL-producing atypical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli in China

Phenotype of resistance (no. of isolates)

Resistance genes

No. of isolates (%)

Ampicillin (50)

bla TEM-1

24 (48.0)

bla CTX

8 (16.0)

bla OXA

3 (6.0)

blaTEM-1 + blaCTX

8 (16.0)

blaTEM-1 + blaLEN

1 (2.0)

blaCTX + blaLEN

2 (4.0)

blaCTX + blaOXA

1 (2.0)

Tetracycline (51)

tetA

27 (52.9)

tetB

2 (3.9)

tetC

1 (2.0)

tetA + tetC

9 (17.6)

tetB + tetC

5 (10.0)

Chloramphenicol (8)

cat

3 (37.5)

cml

5 (62.5)

Trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole (40)

sul1 + dfra12/17

15 (37.5)

sul2 + dfra14/17

6 (15.0)

sul3 + dfra12

3 (7.5)

sul1 + sul2 + dfra5/12/17

14 (35.0)

dfra1

2 (5.0)

dfra17

1 (2.5)

Gentamicin (33)

aac3iia

23 (69.7)

aac3iia + ant2ia

3 (9.1)

aac3iia + aph3ia

2 (6.1)

aac3iia + ant2ia + aph3ia

1 (3.0)

Streptomycin (44)

ant3ia

4 (9.1)

aph33ib

2 (4.5)

aph33ib + aph6id

24 (54.5)

aph33ib + aph6id + ant3ia

1 (2.3)

Kanamycin (12)

ant2ia

1 (8.3)

aph3ia

3 (25.0)

ant2ia + aph3ia

2 (16.7)