Table 5 Virulence profiles of L. monocytogenes strains tested
Virulence profile symbol | Virulence profile | Number of strains depending on the origin [n (%)] | Total n = 36 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fish n = 26 | Equipment at the fish processing plant n = 10 | p value | |||
A | hlyA, plcA, fbpA, iap, plcB, inlB, actA, inlA, mpl, prfA | 23 (88.46%) | 10 (100.0%) | 0.001 | 33 (91.67%) |
B | hlyA, plcA, iap, plcB, inlB, actA, inlA, prfA | 3 (11.54%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.001 | 3 (8.33%) |