Publication details

Impact of surface coating on the adherence of slime producing and nonproducing Staphylococcus epidermidis.

Authors

HOLÁ Veronika RŮŽIČKA Filip VOTAVA Miroslav

Year of publication 2004
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source The New Microbiologica
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Medicine

Citation
Field Microbiology, virology
Keywords Staphylococcus epidermidis - biofilm - polystyrene - growth conditions - adhesion - ica-operone
Description We assayed for biofilm growth of S. epidermidis clinical isolates on unmodified polystyrene, on polystyrene modified by chemical abrasion and modified by sulfonation using either Tryptic Soya Broth or Brain Heart Infusion as a growth medium. Sulfonated polystyrene and BHI provided the best growth system for predicting the ability of a clinical isolate to form biofilm. The biofilm formation was detected in 14 (70%) of ica-positive strains and was negative in 16 (80 %) of ica-negative strains.
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