Table 3. Frequency of Toxin-Antitoxin Genes in Biofilm Positive and Negative Isolates by Microtiter Plate Assay a.
Toxin-Antitoxin Genes | Biofilm positive isolates | Biofilm negative isolates | Total |
---|---|---|---|
mazF | |||
Negative | 22 (75.9) | 7 (24.1) | 29 (100) |
Positive | 80 (66.1) | 41 (33.9) | 121 (100) |
relE | |||
Negative | 15 (68.2) | 7 (31.8) | 22 (100) |
Positive | 87 (68) | 41 (32) | 128 (100) |
ccdB | |||
Negative | 6 (46.2) | 7 (53.8) | 13 (100) |
Positive | 96 (70.1) | 41 (29.9) | 137 (100) |
hipA | |||
Negative | 27 (61.4) | 17 (38.6) | 44 (100) |
Positive | 75 (70.8) | 31 (29.2) | 106 (100) |
MqsR | |||
Negative | 21 (77.8) | 6 (22.2) | 27 (100) |
Positive | 81 (65.9) | 42 (34.1) | 123 (100) |
a Data are presented as No. (%).