Table 1.
SLI and ALI-biofilm formation in Acinetobacter spp.
| ALI-Biofilm | SLI-Biofilm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25°C | 37°C | 25°C | 37°C | |
| A. baumannii (n = 64) | 23 (35.9) | 11 (12.2) | 52 (81.3) | (16)a |
| Acinetobacter G3 (n = 46) | 4 (8.7) | 1 (2.2) | 42 (91) | 42 (91) |
| Acinetobacter G13TU (n = 60) | 16 (26.7) | 9 (15) | 48 (80) | 34 (56.7) |
| A. johnsonii (n = 34) | 0 | 0 | 8 (23.5) | 5 (14.7) |
| A. lwoffii (n = 26) | 0 | 0 | 3 (11.5) | 3 (11.5) |
| A. radioresistens (n = 20) | 0 | 0 | 1 (5) | 3 (15) |
| A. calcoaceticus (n = 10) | 3 (30) | 0 | 7 (70) | 2 (20) |
| A. junii (n = 5) | 3 (60) | 3 (60) | 3 (60) | 2 (40) |
Data are expressed as number (percentage) of isolates
a The percentage of SLI-Biofilm formation in this collection of A. baumannii clinical isolates has already been published by Rodriguez-Baño et al (16); this study showed that 63% of the clinical isolates were forming SLI-biofilm at 37°C