Research Article

Antimicrobial Pressure of Ciprofloxacin and Gentamicin on Biofilm Development by an Endoscope-Isolated Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Table 1

Initial deposition rate ( 𝑗 0 ), number of adhered cells, ( 𝑛 3 0 m i n ), number of adhered cells after PBS passage ( 𝑛 6 0 m i n ), and percentage of detachment determined through the parallel plate flow chamber. Values are means ± SD for three measurements.

  𝑗 0 (103 cells/(cm2 s)) 𝑛 3 0 m i n (107 cells/cm2) 𝑛 6 0 m i n (107 cells/cm2)Detachment (%)

P. aeruginosa ATCC 10145 3 . 9 ± 1 . 2 4 . 5 6 ± 0 . 8 3 . 6 2 ± 0 . 5 20.6
P. aeruginosa isolated strain 6 . 3 ± 2 . 0 7 . 4 9 ± 1 . 4 7 . 3 4 ± 1 . 2 2.0