The relationship between clinical significance of non-pigmented, rapidly growing mycobacteria (NPRGM), in vitro biofilm development and sliding motility was evaluated in this study. One hundred and sixty-eight clinical strains of NPRGM were included. Forty-one of these were clinically significant isolates. Biofilm was formed by 123 strains. Seventy-six biofilm-positive and 25 biofilm-negative strains showed sliding motility. There was a relationship between clinical significance and biofilm development (p <0.000 001), sliding motility (p 0.0037) and species (p <0.000 001). No relationship was found between motility and biofilm development. The ability to develop biofilm is a characteristic that can have importance in the development of infections caused by NPRGM. © 2009 The Authors. Journal Compilation © 2009 European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.
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Martín-de-Hijas, N. Z., García-Almeida, D., Ayala, G., Fernández-Roblas, R., Gadea, I., Celdrán, A., … Esteban, J. (2009). Biofilm development by clinical strains of non-pigmented rapidly growing mycobacteria. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 15(10), 931–936. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.02882.x
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