Antibiotic resistance and adhesion properties of oral Enterococci associated to dental caries

Kouidhi, Bochra; Zmantar, Tarek; Mahdouani, Kacem; Hentati, Hajer; Bakhrouf, Amina

doi:10.1186/1471-2180-11-155

BMC Microbiology

Table 2 Biofilm formation and of oral Enterococci and their adherence to abiotic and biotic surfaces

From: Antibiotic resistance and adhesion properties of oral Enterococci associated to dental caries

Strains	Identification	Origin	Phenotypes on CRA	Slime production	Mean OD595 ± SD		*OD595	Adherence
								Hep-2	A 549
B347	E. faecalis	Caries active	AB	Producer	0.152	0.003	+	Moderately	Moderately
B342	E. faecalis	Caries active	Black	Producer	0.955	0.045	+++	Strongly	Strongly
B358	E. faecalis	Caries active	Brd	Non-producer	0.224	0.008	+	Strongly	Strongly
B403	E. faecalis	Caries active	AB	Producer	0.360	0.011	++	Strongly	Strongly
B310	E. faecalis	Caries active	AB	Producer	0.853	0.009	+++	Strongly	Strongly
B281	E. faecalis	Caries active	AB	Producer	0.508	0.018	+++	Strongly	Strongly
B312	E. faecalis	Caries active	Black	Producer	0.750	0.008	+++	Strongly	Strongly
B345	E. faecalis	Caries active	AB	Producer	0.550	0.026	+++	Strongly	Strongly
B54	E. faecalis	Caries active	Black	Producer	0.367	0.052	++	Strongly	Strongly
B'381	E. faecalis	Caries active	Brd	Non-producer	0.429	0.002	++	Strongly	Strongly
B9	E. faecalis	Caries active	Brd	Non-producer	0.391	0.002	++	Strongly	Strongly
B366	E. faecalis	Caries active	Black	Producer	0.211	0.004	+	Moderately	Weakly
B362	E. faecalis	Caries active	Brd	Non-producer	0.261	0.017	+	Strongly	Moderately
B385	E. faecalis	Caries active	AB	Producer	0.244	0.075	+	Strongly	Moderately
B361	E. faecalis	Caries active	AB	Producer	0.290	0.249	+	Moderately	Moderately
B368	E. faecalis	Caries free	Brd	Non-producer	0.202	0.008	+	Strongly	Strongly
B412	E. faecalis	Caries free	AB	Producer	0.291	0.011	+	Strongly	Moderately
B336	E. faecium	Caries active	Red	Non-producer	0.228	0.001	+	Strongly	Strongly
B346	E. faecium	Caries active	Brd	Non-producer	0.181	0.003	+	Moderately	Moderately
B577	E. faecium	Caries active	Very Black	Producer	0.179	0.035	+	Moderately	Moderately
B215	E. faecium	Caries free	AB	Producer	1.238	0.011	+++	Strongly	Strongly

*Biofilm production: -: non-producer (OD₅₇₀ < 0.120); +: weak producer (0.120 < OD₅₇₀ < 0.240; ++: producer (0.240 < OD₅₇₀ < 0.5); +++: high producer (OD₅₇₀ > 0.5).

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