Assessment of biofilm formation by enterococci isolates from urinary tract infections with different virulence profiles

This study aimed to investigate possible associations between virulence profiles and biofilm formation in Clinical UTI isolates. Isolates were collected from five university hospitals and identified and characterized for the presence of virulence factors by PCR. Biofilm assays were conducted in 96 w...

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Main Authors: Hossein Samadi Kafil, Ashraf Mohabati Mobarez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-10-01
Series:Journal of King Saud University: Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1018364715000026