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Table 3 Prevalence (as percentage) of the type III effector proteins-encoding genes in nosocomial P. aeruginosa isolates, in respect to the infection site

From: Distribution of the type III effector proteins-encoding genes among nosocomial Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from Bulgaria

Gene

Isolate origin

Urine (n = 67)

LRTIs (n = 52)

URTIs (n = 17)

Wounds (n= 29)

Blood (n = 8)

Totala (n = 176)

exoS

62.7

53.8

70.6

62.1

87.5

61.9

exoU

19.4

40.4

35.3

51.7

12.5

32.4

exoT

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

exoY

85.1

82.7

94.1

82.8

100.0

85.8

  1. LRTIs Lower respiratory tract infections, URTIs upper respiratory tract infections, exoS exoenzyme S-encoding gene, exoU exoenzyme U-encoding gene, exoT exoenzyme T-encoding gene, exoY exoenzyme Y-encoding gene
  2. aFrequency of the type III effector gene in all studied isolates of P. aeruginosa, including three bile isolates