Pseudomonas aeruginosa Cystic Fibrosis isolates of similar RAPD genotype exhibit diversity in biofilm forming ability in vitro

Table 4 Correlation of the swimming phenotype of 20 selected clinical Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates with the presence of fliC gene and correlation of the twitching phenotype with the presence of the pilA gene group.

Isolate	Swimming motility	fliC gene	Twitching motility	pilA gene group
1	+	+	+	II
3	+	+	+	II
7	-	+	-	I
17	+	+	+	I
26	+	+	+	I
29	-	+	-	I
30	-	+	-	I
33	+	+	-	I
38	+	+	+	I
40	+	+	+	I
41	+	+	-	-
46	-	+	-	I
48	-	+	-	I
54	+	+	-	-
55	+	+	-	-
64	+	+	+	II
72	-	+	-	V
80	-	+	-	I
85	-	+	-	I
94	-	+	-	I

ISSN: 1471-2180

Isolate	Swimming motility	fliC gene	Twitching motility	pilA gene group
1	+	+	+	II
3	+	+	+	II
7	-	+	-	I
17	+	+	+	I
26	+	+	+	I
29	-	+	-	I
30	-	+	-	I
33	+	+	-	I
38	+	+	+	I
40	+	+	+	I
41	+	+	-	-
46	-	+	-	I
48	-	+	-	I
54	+	+	-	-
55	+	+	-	-
64	+	+	+	II
72	-	+	-	V
80	-	+	-	I
85	-	+	-	I
94	-	+	-	I

Isolate	Swimming motility	fliC gene	Twitching motility	pilA gene group
1	+	+	+	II
3	+	+	+	II
7	-	+	-	I
17	+	+	+	I
26	+	+	+	I
29	-	+	-	I
30	-	+	-	I
33	+	+	-	I
38	+	+	+	I
40	+	+	+	I
41	+	+	-	-
46	-	+	-	I
48	-	+	-	I
54	+	+	-	-
55	+	+	-	-
64	+	+	+	II
72	-	+	-	V
80	-	+	-	I
85	-	+	-	I
94	-	+	-	I

Isolate	Swimming motility	fliC gene	Twitching motility	pilA gene group
1	+	+	+	II
3	+	+	+	II
7	-	+	-	I
17	+	+	+	I
26	+	+	+	I
29	-	+	-	I
30	-	+	-	I
33	+	+	-	I
38	+	+	+	I
40	+	+	+	I
41	+	+	-	-
46	-	+	-	I
48	-	+	-	I
54	+	+	-	-
55	+	+	-	-
64	+	+	+	II
72	-	+	-	V
80	-	+	-	I
85	-	+	-	I
94	-	+	-	I