Identification and Morphological Characterization of Biofilms Formed by Strains Causing Infection in Orthopedic Implants.

ABSTRACT: Objectives: For a better understanding of the mechanisms involved in biofilm formation, we performed a broad identification and characterization of the strains affecting implants by evaluating the morphology of biofilms formed in vitro in correlation with tests of the strains' antibiotic susceptibility in planktonic form. The ability of the strains to form biofilms in vitro was evaluated by means of colony forming units counting, metabolic activity tests of biofilm cells, and scanning electron microscopy. Methods: A total of 140 strains were isolated from patients with orthopedic implant-related infections during the period of 2015 to 2018. The identification of the isolates was carried out through microbiological cultures and confirmed by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ion

SUBMITTER: Coraca-Huber DC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7460306 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature