Table 3.
Association between results of Microtiter Plate Method and amplification biofilm-related genes in S. aureus and coagulase-negative (CoNS) isolates.
| Species | MTP Method | No. | Number (%) Strains with | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| icaA | icaD | bap | eno | aap | fbe | bhp | embP | atlE | |||
|
S. aureus (n = 12) |
Strong | 7 | 0 | 7 (100%) | 2 (28.6%) | 4 (57.1%) | - | - | - | - | - |
| Moderate | 1 | 0 | 1 (100%) | 0 | 1 (100%) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Weak | 4 | 0 | 4 (100%) | 1 (25%) | 2 (50%) | - | - | - | - | - | |
| CoNS (n = 42) |
Strong | 36 | 10 (27.8%) | 7 (19.4%) | 10 (27.8%) | 17 (47.2%) | 9 (25%) | 3 (8.3%) | 0 | 6 (16,7%) | 8 (22.2%) |
| Moderate | 2 | 0 | 1 (50%) | 0 | 0 | 2 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 1 (50%) | 1 (50%) | |
| Weak | 4 | 3 (75%) | 1 (25%) | 0 | 3 (75%) | 1 (25%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (25%) | |