Genomic characterization of Escherichia coli with a polyketide synthase (pks) island isolated from ulcerative colitis patients

Table 1 The occurrence of the pks island in E. Coli strains from humans with different diseases**

Human diseases	No. pks⁻	No. pks⁺	Positive rate (%)	P value
Ulcerative colitis	2	13	86.67
Urinary tract infection	71	12	14.46	< 0.001^*
Bacteremia	63	5	7.35	< 0.001^*
Diarrhea	62	1	1.59	< 0.001^*
Sepsis	24	2	7.69	< 0.001^*
Gastroenteritis	14	0	0.00	-
Hemolytic uremic syndrome	10	0	0.00	-
Hemorrhagic colitis	2	0	0.00	-
Healthy status	58	11	15.94	< 0.001^*

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