Research Article

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

Table 4

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

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

L168 (72.34)15 (22.06)38 (55.88)14 (20.59)1 (1.47)
L248 (51.06)8 (16.67)29 (60.42)10 (20.83)1 (2.08)
sul161 (64.89)11 (18.03)35 (57.38)15 (24.59)0.0 (0)
sul231 (32.98)5 (16.13)15 (48.39)11 (35.48)0.0 (0)
Smqnr72 (76.59)16 (22.22)40 (55.56)15 (20.83)1 (1.39)
dfrA135 (5.32)0.0 (0)4 (80)1 (20)0.0 (0)