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Table 3 Production of biofilms and occurrence of related genes in Staphylococcus spp

From: Persistence of Staphylococcus spp. in milk from cows undergoing homeopathy to control subclinical mastitis

Species

Biofilm

N

Total

Phenotypic

Genes

S. aureus

NA

icaA icaD

4

11

S. aureus

NA

icaA icaD bap

2

S. aureus

NA

icaA icaB icaD bap

2

S. aureus

NA

icaA icaB icaD

1

S. chromogenes

NA

icaC

1

S. chromogenes

NA

icaA icaC icaD

1

S. aureus

WEA

icaA icaB icaD

9

26

S. aureus

WEA

icaA icaB icaD bap

2

S. aureus

WEA

icaA icaD icaC

1

S. aureus

WEA

icaA icaD

3

S. aureus

WEA

icaA icaD bap

2

S. epidermidis

WEA

icaA atlE aap

1

S. epidermidis

WEA

icaA icaD atlE aap

1

S. epidermidis

WEA

icaC icaD atlE bap aap

1

S. chromogenes

WEA

icaC

3

S. chromogenes

WEA

icaA icaC

2

S. warneri

WEA

icaA icaB icaC icaD bap

1

S. aureus

STA

icaA icaB icaD

12

 

S. aureus

STA

icaA icaB icaC icaD bap

3

50

S. aureus

STA

icaA icaB icaC icaD

2

S. aureus

STA

icaA icaD

2

S. aureus

STA

icaA icaB icaD bap

1

S. aureus

STA

icaA icaC icaD

1

S. aureus

STA

icaA icaD bap

2

S. aureus

STA

icaA icaB

1

S. epidermidis

STA

atlE aap

8

S. epidermidis

STA

icaA icaD atlE bap aap

2

S. epidermidis

STA

icaA icaD atlE aap

1

S. epidermidis

STA

icaD atlE

1

S. epidermidis

STA

icaA aap

1

S. epidermidis

STA

aap

1

S. chromogenes

STA

icaC

5

S. chromogenes

STA

icaD icaC

3

S. chromogenes

STA

icaA icaC

1

S. chromogenes

STA

icaD

2

S. warneri

STA

icaA icaC icaD bap

1

 
  1. NA  nonadherent, WEA weak adherent, STA strong adherent, N absolute number