TABLE 3.

Microorganism pairs studied as dual-species biofilms and selective agar plate

Pair	Selective agar plate
Staphylococcus aureus IDRL-6169 + Pseudomonas aeruginosa IDRL-11442	Colistin nalidixic acid (CNA) and eosin methylene blue (EMB) agar
S. aureus IDRL-6169 + Staphylococcus epidermidis ATCC 35984	Mannitol salt agar
S. aureus IDRL-6169 + Enterococcus faecium IDRL-11790	CHROMagar MRSA and CHROMagar VRE
P. aeruginosa IDRL-11442 + E. faecium IDRL-11790	CNA and EMB
P. aeruginosa IDRL-11442 + S. epidermidis ATCC 35984	CNA and EMB
Klebsiella pneumoniae IDRL-10377 + Escherichia coli IDRL-10366	CHROMagar Orientation agar
E. coli IDRL-10366 + E. faecium IDRL-11790	CNA and EMB
Enterococcus faecalis IDRL-12374 + S. epidermidis ATCC 35984	CHROMagar VRE and Mannitol salt agar
Acinetobacter baumannii ARLG-1268 + S. epidermidis ATCC 35984	CNA and EMB
A. baumannii ARLG-1268 + P. aeruginosa IDRL-11442	CHROMagar P. aeruginosa and CHROMagar A. baumannii
Bacteroides fragilis IDRL-11882 + S. aureus IDRL-6169	Bacteroides fragilis isolation agar and CHROMagar MRSA
B. fragilis IDRL-11882 + Klebsiella pneumonaie IDRL-10377	Bacteroides fragilis isolation agar and CHROMagar orientation