Table 5 Distribution of virulence genes in the three most prevalent sequence types (STs)
Virulence genes | ST59, n (%) | ST5, n (%) | ST15, n (%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
hla | 13 (100.0) | 13 (100.0) | 15 (100.0) | / |
hlb | 13 (100.0) | 11 (84.6) | 0 |  < 0.001* |
hld | 13 (100) | 13 (100.0) | 15 (100.0) | / |
hlg | 0 | 0 | 0 | / |
clfA | 13 (100.0) | 13 (100.0) | 15 (100.0) | / |
clfB | 13 (100.0) | 13 (100.0) | 15 (100.0) | / |
fnbA | 11 (84.6) | 13 (100.0) | 13 (86.7) | 0.524 |
fnbB | 12 (92.3) | 12 (92.3) | 15 (100.0) | 0.524 |
sea | 2 (15.4) | 2 (15.4) | 0 | 0.363 |
seb | 13 (100.0) | 3 (23.1) | 3 (20.0) |  < 0.001* |
sec | 0 | 10 (76.9) | 0 |  < 0.001* |
eta | 0 | 0 | 0 | / |
etb | 0 | 0 | 0 | / |
pvl | 2 (15.4) | 0 | 0 | 0.19 |
tst | 0 | 3 (23.1) | 0 | 0.054 |
sdrC | 12 (92.3) | 13 (100.0) | 15 (100.0) | 0.634 |
sdrD | 12 (92.3) | 13 (100.0) | 15 (100.0) | 0.634 |
sdrE | 13 (100.0) | 13 (100.0) | 15 (100.0) | / |