Table 3 Summary of the toxigenic potential of the B. cereus isolates
Isolates | No. of isolates | Pattern | nheA | cytK2 | hblA | hlyII | ces |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RC10, RC11, RC12, RC26, L2, L3, L4, L5, R12, R18, R19, R22, R23,R24, R28, R27, R5, R17, R25, R26, R20, R29, R40, C3, COR1, PMB, A2, R37, R4, R10, BC117, P2, R32, R35 | 34 | I | + | + | − | − | − |
RC4, RC9, RC14, RC15, RC17, RC18, RC20, RC22, RC27, My1, PA1, PA3, R16, R30, C2, COR2, R11, R13, R14, R15, R21, R31, PMD, SRG1, R39, CUM1, R41, PMA BC134, CER5, ML1, ML2, ML3,CER3 | 34 | II | + | + | + | − | − |
RC3, RC6, RC31, BR2, CO1, PA2, C4, R33, R38, R36 BC847 | 11 | III | + | + | + | + | − |
RC19, RC25, R2, R8, R7, R9, PMC, A1 | 8 | IV | + | − | − | + | − |
RC32, L1, LB3 MK, R34, IM1 | 6 | V | + | + | − | + | − |
RC2, RC7, RC30, LB1, R3 BC848 | 6 | VI | + | − | + | − | − |
RC33, RC34, RC35, P1, C1, BC87 | 6 | VII | + | − | + | + | − |
BR1, R6, P3, BC922, R42 | 5 | VIII | + | − | − | − | − |
S1, F1 | 2 | IX | + | − | − | − | + |
LB2 | 1 | X | − | − | + | − | − |
CER6 | 1 | XI | − | − | + | + | − |
Total | 114 | Â | 112 | 91 | 59 | 35 | 2 |
Occurrence of virulence gene (%) | Â | Â | 98 | 74 | 52 | 28 | 2 |