Table 4 Frequency of selected genes occurrence encoding virulence factors among the studied L. monocytogenes strains
Gene | Number of strains depending on the origin [n (%)] | Totaln = 36 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fish n = 26 | Equipment at the fish processing plantn = 10 | p value | ||
hlyA | 26 (100.0%) | 10 (100.0%) | 1.000 | 36 (100.0%) |
plcA | 26 (100.0%) | 10 (100.0%) | 1.000 | 36 (100.0%) |
fbpA | 23 (88.46%) | 9 (90.0%) | 0.725 | 32 (88.89%) |
iap | 26 (100.0%) | 10 (100.0%) | 1.000 | 36 (100.0%) |
plcB | 26 (100.0%) | 10 (100.0%) | 1.000 | 36 (100.0%) |
inlB | 26 (100.0%) | 10 (100.0%) | 1.000 | 36 (100.0%) |
actA | 26 (100.0%) | 10 (100.0%) | 1.000 | 36 (100.0%) |
inlA | 26 (100.0%) | 10 (100.0%) | 1.000 | 36 (100.0%) |
mpl | 23 (88.46%) | 9 (90.0%) | 0.725 | 32 (88.89%) |
prfA | 26 (100.0%) | 10 (100.0%) | 1.000 | 36 (100.0%) |