Outer Membrane Vesicles Released From Aeromonas Strains Are Involved in the Biofilm Formation.

ABSTRACT: Aeromonas spp. are Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria ubiquitously distributed in diverse water sources. Several Aeromonas spp. are known as human and fish pathogens. Recently, attention has been focused on the relationship between bacterial biofilm formation and pathogenicity or drug resistance. However, there have been few reports on biofilm formation by Aeromonas. This study is the first to examine the in vitro formation and components of the biofilm of several Aeromonas clinical and environmental strains. A biofilm formation assay using 1% crystal violet on a polystyrene plate revealed that most Aeromonas strains used in this study formed biofilms but one strain did not. Analysis of the basic components contained in the biofilms formed by Aer

SUBMITTER: Seike S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7817658 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature