Table 1.

Phenotypes of S. epidermidis biofilm formation under ethanol stress and fluid shear

Strain	Source	Genotype	Phenotype	Biofilm production in:
				TSB alone	EtOH	Fluid shear
12228	ATCC	Lacking ica	No biofilm	−	−	−
35984	ATCC	ica+	Constitutive	+	+	+
A-26	13	ica+	Constitutive	+	+	+
A-10	13	ica+	No biofilm	−	−	−
A-5	13	ica+	Inducible	−	+	+
W-166	13	ica+	Inducible	−	+	+
Z-173	13	ica+	Inducible	−	+	+