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Table 1 Pellicle formation in glass and polypropylene, cell hydrophobicity, motility status and isolation site

From: Identification of genes essential for pellicle formation in Acinetobacter baumannii

A. baumannii isolate

Glass (OD600)

Polypropylene (OD600)

Hydrophobicity (%)

Motility

Isolation site

Pellicle forming A. baumannii strains

  

ATCC 17978

0.65 ± 0.16

0.44 ± 0.08

32 ± 0.25

+

Meningitis

17978hm

1.03 ± 0.01

0.94 ± 0.02

42 ± 0.19

+

Meningitis

11986752

0.13 ± 0.01

0.17 ± 0.04

98 ± 0.01

+

Pus

2320495

0.35 ± 0.08

0.28 ± 0.06

98 ± 0.03

+

Pus

WM98c

1.01 ± 0.02

0.37 ± 0.08

94 ± 0.10

+

Unknown

04145027

0.62 ± 0.00

0.79 ± 0.04

100 ± 0.00

+

Vaginal

AYE

0.65 ± 0.11

Not detected

92 ± 0.07

+

Urinary

AB0057

0.47 ± 0.06

Not detected

0

+

Blood

Surface film forming A. baumannii strains

  

6772166

BDa

BD

0

+

Pus

685775

BD

BD

0

+

Sputum

PW01c

BD

BD

0

+

Unknown

6877889

BD

BD

9 ± 0.09

+

Sputum

6870155

BD

BD

5 ± 0.07

+

Sputum

  1. a BD = below detection level