Table 1.
Distribution of biofilm and slime-producing S. aureus isolated from sheep, humans, and food samples.
| Criteria | Sheep (28) n (%) |
Human (19) n (%) |
Food (8) n (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biofilm-producing (TCP performance) * |
Positive | Strong | 0 | 2 (10.5) | 7 (87.5) |
| Moderate | 2 (7.14) | 1 (5.3) | 1 (12.5) | ||
| Weak | 3 (10.7) | 7 (36.8) | 0 | ||
| Total | 5 (17.9) | 10 (52.6) | 8 (100) | ||
| Negative | 23 (82.1) | 9 (47.4) | 0 | ||
| Slime-producing (CRA performance) ** |
Slime | Positive | 14 (50.0) | 9 (47.4) | 8 (100) |
| Variable | 4 (14.3) | 4 (21.1) | 0 | ||
| Total | 18 (64.3) | 13 (68.4) | 8 (100) | ||
| No slime | 10 (35.7) | 6 (31.6) | 0 | ||
| Biofilm and slime-producing (TCP and CRA) | 2 (7.1) | 8 (42.1) | 8 (100) | ||
* TCP: Tissue Culture Plate; ** CRA: Congo Red Agar