Table 4: Distribution of potential virulence genes, blaKPC and MBLs genes among 28 P. aeruginosa isolates.
|
| Virulence Genes |
No. (%) Positive Virulence Genes
|
No. (%) MDR Isolates* |
| Elastase B (lasB)
|
28(100) |
11(100) |
| Alginate (algD ) |
28(100) |
11(100) |
| Exotoxin A( toxA ) |
23(82) |
11(100) |
| Exoenyme S(exoS ) |
7(25) |
3(27) |
| Exoenyme U(exoU ) |
20(72) |
8(73) |
| PilB protein ( pil B ) |
15(54) |
5(45) |
| Pyoverdin |
16(57) |
5(45) |
| Pyocyanin |
12(43) |
6(55) |
| Beta-hemolysis |
28(100) |
11(100) |
|
BlaKPC
|
16(57) |
16(57) |
| MBLs (VIM-2 and IMP-15) |
Null |
Null |
*No significant relationship was found between any virulence
gene and 11 MDR P. aeruginosa isolates