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Table 2 The profile of biofilm-associated and virulence genes among 57 healthcare worker isolates isolates

From: The frequency of adherence, biofilm-associated, Arginine Catabolic Mobile element genes, and biofilm formation in clinical and healthcare worker coagulase-negative staphylococci isolates

Isolates (n)

Biofilm(n)

MR or MS isolates (n)

ACME-type (n)

Genes profile

S. epidermidis (5)

S

MR(4), MS(1)

III (3)

icaADBC, embp, aap, atlE

S. epidermidis(1)

S

MR

III

icaADBC, aap

S. epidermidis(2)

S

MR(1), MS(1)

III (1)

IcaADBC, embp, aap

S. epidermidis(1)

S

MR

II

icaADBC, aap, atlE

S. epidermidis(1)

S

MS

-

icaADBC, atlE

S. epidermidis(2)

S

MR

II (1)

embp, aap

S. epidermidis(5)

M

MR

І (1), III (1)

embp, atlE

S. epidermidis(5)

M

MR

-

embp, aap,atlE

S. hominis(1)

M

MR

III

IcaC, embp, aap

S. epidermidis(2)

M

MR

II (1)

IcaC, embp, aap

S. heamolyticus(1)

M

MR

III

aap

S. heamolyticus(1)

M

MR

-

embp,aap

S. epidermidis(5)

W

MS(3), MR(2)

І (1), III (1)

-

S. epidermidis(1)

W

MR

-

icaBC

S.heamolyticus(1)

W

MS

-

embp

S. heamolyticus(3)

W

MR

II (2), III (1)

embp, atlE

S. heamolyticus(2)

W

MR

II (1), III (1)

aap

S. heamolyticus(3)

W

MR

II (1)

atlE

S. epidermidis(1)

W

MR

-

icaBC

S. hominis(1)

W

MR

-

-

S. epidermidis(3)

W

MR

II (1)

aap

S. epidermidis(5)

M(2),W(3)

MR(4), MS(1)

III (2)

embp, aap, atlE

  1. S: Strong biofilm producer, M: Moderate biofilm producer, W: Weak biofilm producer, MR: Methicillin resistance, MS: Methicillin sensitive, n: Number of isolates