Research Article

The Relationship between the Biofilm Genes and Antibiotic Resistance in Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

Table 3

Association between biofilm-forming genes in different categories of biofilm-forming S. maltophilia isolates (n = 94).

Biofilm-formation genesNo. (%) of isolatesDegree of biofilm n (%)
Strong (N = 18)Moderate (N = 56)Weak (N = 19)None (N = 1) value

smf-191 (96.80)18 (19.78)54 (59.34)18 (19.78)1 (1.10)
rmlA92 (97.88)18 (19.56)56 (60.88)18 (19.56)0.0 (0)
spgM94 (100)18 (19.15)56 (59.58)19 (20.21)1 (1.06)
rpfF71 (75.53)14 (19.72)42 (59.15)14 (19.72)1 (1.41)