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Table 2 E. coli virulence factors detected in case and control piglets (only isolates from herd-pools with positive results for both toxin(s) and adhesin(s) were individually tested)

From: Diarrhoea in neonatal piglets: a case control study on microbiological findings

Piglets tested for EAST-1 and STb genes

(n = 45)

Case piglets

(n = 29)

Control piglets

(n = 16)

P-value*

EAST-1

6 (21%)

1 (6%)

0.4

EAST-1 + STb

10 (34%)

2 (13%)

0.2

Toxin detected

16 (55%)

3 (19%)

0.03

Piglets tested for F41 and AIDA-1 genes

(n = 19)

Case piglets

(n = 16)

Control piglets

(n = 3)

 

AIDA-1#

10 (63%)

2 (67%)

1

F41

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

1

  1. *Two-sided Fisher’s exact test. #All piglets that were positive for AIDA-1 were positive for both EAST-1 and STb