Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate three methods for detection of biofilm
formation in staphylococci. Methods: For detection of biofilm formation, 152 clinical isolates …

Biofilms are a group of micro-organisms that attached to a surface and covered by an
exopolysaccharide matrix. In recent years, Coagulase Negative Staphylococcus has …

AIMS: To evaluate three in vitro phenotypic methods; tissue culture plate, tube method, and
Congo red agar for detection of biofilm formation in staphylococci and assess the relation of …

Introduction: Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS) are normal commensals of human
skin and mucous membranes. The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence of …

Biofilm is one of the known virulence factors of staphylococci, a human and animal pathogen
and commensal. Some of the strains become invasive under favorable conditions while …

Biofilms are group of microorganisms encased in an exopolymeric coat. They have been
associated with a variety of persistent infections that respond poorly to conventional …

Objective Staphylococcus genus comprising both Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase
negative staphylococci (CoNS) are widely distributed in nature and can infect diversity of …

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to observe the formation of biofilm, an important
virulence factor, by isolates of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) in Pakistan by different …

The tube test and the microtiter-plate test are the most frequently used techniques for
quantifying biofilm formation, an important indicator for the pathogenicity of staphylococci …

Background: Staphylococcus aureus is Gram-positive bacterium commonly associated with
nosocomial infections. The development of biofilm exhibiting drug resistance especially in …