Virulence factors, prevalence and potential transmission of extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli isolated from different sources: recent reports

Table 2 The pathogenicity islands and the functions encoded

Pathogenicity islands or gene	Products
Pathogenicity islands
II_CFT073	P fimbriae, iron-regulated proteins
I₅₃₆	α-Hemolysin, F-17-like fimbriae, CS12-like fimbriae
II₅₃₆	Hek adhesin, P- related fimbriae, α-Hemolysin, hemagglutinin-like adhesion
III₅₃₆	S fimbriae, salmochelin, HmuR-like heme receptor, Sat toxin, Tsh-like hemoglobin protease, antigen 43
IV₅₃₆	Yersiniabactin siderophore system
II_J96	α-Hemolysin, Prs fimbriae, cytotoxic, necrotizing factor
Virulence associated genes
malX	Maltose- and glucose-specific component IIa of a phosphoenolpuryvate-dependent phosphotransferase system
usp	Putative bacteriocin

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