Evaluation of the biofilm-forming ability and genetic typing for clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa by enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus-based PCR

Microbiol Immunol. 2005;49(12):1057-61. doi: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2005.tb03702.x.

Abstract

Biofilm formation is an important phenotype associated with chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections. In the present study, a total of 48 P. aeruginosa strains isolated from clinical specimens were examined for their biofilm-forming ability using a microtiter plate method. The different biofilm-forming abilities were demonstrated among the strains; however, most strains formed a larger biofilm than strain PAO1, a reference strain. The genetic typing was also carried out by enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus-based polymerase chain reaction. Although they were divided into five groups (A to E), most of the strains showing the higher biofilm-forming ability were found to be in groups D and E, suggesting a significant relationship between the biofilm-forming ability and the genetic group.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bacterial Typing Techniques
  • Biofilms / growth & development*
  • China
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics*
  • Hospitals
  • Humans
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction* / methods
  • Pseudomonas Infections / microbiology*
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa / classification*
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa / physiology*
  • Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid

Substances

  • DNA, Bacterial