Capillary isoelectric focusing-useful tool for detection of the biofilm formation in Staphylococcus epidermidis.

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Title in English Capillary isoelectric focusing--useful tool for detection of the biofilm formation in Staphylococcus epidermidis.
Authors

RŮŽIČKA Filip HORKÁ Marie HOLÁ Veronika VOTAVA Miroslav

Year of publication 2006
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Journal of Microbiological Methods
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Medicine

Citation
Field Epidemiology, infectious diseases and clinical immunology
Keywords biofilm; Staphylococcus epidermidis; Capillary isoelectric focusing
Description The biofilm formation is an important factor of S. epidermidis virulence. Biofilm-positive strains might be clinically more important than biofilm-negative ones. Unlike biofilm-negative staphylococci, biofilm-positive staphylococci are surrounded with an extracellular polysaccharide substance. The presence of this substance on the surface can affect physico-chemical properties of the bacterial cell, including surface charge. 73 S. epidermidis strains were examined for the presence of ica operon, for the ability to form biofilm by Christensen test tube method and for the production of slime by Congo red agar method. Isoelectric points (pI) of these strains were determined by means of Capillary Isoelectric Focusing. The biofilm negative strains focused near pI value 2.3, while the pI values of the biofilm positive strains were near 2.6.
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