Virulence factor (gene) | Virulent B2 + D clones (%)* | Commensal A + B1 clones (%)* | ||||
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Active coeliac (n = 23) | Non-active coeliac (n = 23) | Healthy (n = 21) | Active coeliac (n = 17) | Non-active coeliac (n = 19) | Healthy (n = 19) | |
Type 1 fimbriae (fim A) | 18 (78)a | 18 (78)a | 10 (48)a | 11 (65)a | 14 (82)a | 16 (84)a |
S fimbriae (sfaD/E) | 8 (35)a | 9 (39)a | 8 (38)a | 0a | 6 (35) b | 1 (5) a |
P fimbriae (papC) | 5 (22)a | 9 (39)a | 0b | 0a | 0a | 4 (21)a |
Dr haemagglutinin (draA) | 0a | 0a | 0a | 0a | 0a | 0a |
Haemolysin (hlyA) | 5 (22)ab | 9 (39)b | 1 (5)a | 0a | 1 (6)a | 4 (21)a |
K1 (neuB) | 8 (35)a | 5 (22)a | 5 (24)a | 0a | 10 (59) b | 8 (42)b |
K5 (KfiC) | 6 (26)a | 0b | 2 (10)ab | 0a | 0a | 1 (5)a |
Aerobactin (iutA) | 4 (17)a | 4 (17)a | 7 (33)a | 1 (6)a | 6 (35)ab | 12 (63) b |