Biofilm-forming capabilities of urinary escherichia coli isolates

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to investigate biofilm-forming capabilities of clinically isolated strains Escherichia coli, associated with different urinary tract infections. Biofilm production was detected in 36% of the isolates from UTI. Additionally some of virulence factors are estimated to find correlation between antibiotic resistance, hemolysins, morfotypes and biofilm production. Our data indicate that no combination of VFs was highly associated with biofilm production. © 2010 Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.