Table 1.
Serological identification of polyvalent and monovalent serotypes, pigmentation, and biofilm formation of Pseudomonas spp. clinical isolate of different origin
| Polyvalent and monovalent serotypes | Pigments type | Biofilm formation | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isolate origin | PMA | PME | PMC | PMF | NT | Pyov+ Pyoc | Pyov | Pyoc | Cat. 0(-) | Cat. 1(+) | Cat. 2(++) | Cat. 3(+++) | ||
| P1 | P6 | P5 | P9 | P10 | P11 | |||||||||
| Throat | 4 | 4 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Tongue | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Wound | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | - | 8 | 13 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 1 |
| Cer-vagmal canal | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Ear | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - |
| Sputum | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Urine culture | 4 | 3 | - | 2 | - | 4 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 2 |
| Σtotal isloates | 16 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 28 | 66 | 21 | 7 | 21 | 39 | 29 | 5 |
NT – non-typeable; Pyov – pyoverdine; Pyoc – pyocyanin; Cat. 0 (-) – not a biofilm producer; Cat. 1 (+) – weak biofilm producer; Cat. 2 (++) – moderate biofilm producer; Cat. 3 (+++) – strong biofilm producer