Adhesion to and biofilm formation on IB3-1 bronchial cells by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia isolates from cystic fibrosis patients

Table 1 Microbiological features of S. maltophilia OBGTC strains (n = 12) used in this study.

Strain	Patient age^a	Co-isolated with:	Chronic lung infection isolate^b	Past P. aeruginosa infection
OBGTC5	13	Pa, Ca	-	+
OBGTC9	17	Sa	+	+
OBGTC10	13	only	+	-
OBGTC20	11	Pa	+	+
OBGTC26	11	only	-	-
OBGTC31	16	Pa, Sa	+	+
OBGTC37	3	only	-	NA
OBGTC38	9	Sa	-	+
OBGTC44	16	Pa	+	+
OBGTC49	5	NA	+	+
OBGTC50	10	NA	+	+
OBGTC52	25	only	+	+

Caption and Abbreviations:^aAges shown are in years at the time of strain isolation. ^b Chronic infection is defined as the presence of two or more positive cultures for S. maltophilia in a year. Pa: P. aeruginosa; Ca: C. albicans; Sa: S. aureus; NA, not available.

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