Investigation of Biofilm Forming Ability in Staphylococci Causing Bovine Mastitis Using Phenotypic and Genotypic Assays

Table 5

Association between results of MTP method and positive amplification of biofilm related genes in S. aureus and CNS isolates.

Species	MTP	No.	+eno		+icaA		+icaD		+bap
			No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
S. aureus	Strong	21	17	81	5	24	13	62	0	0
	Moderate	11	9	82	1	9	9	82	0	0
	Weak	8	4	50	0	0	3	37.5	1	12.5
	None	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total	40	30	75	6	15	25	62.5	1	2.5
CNS	Strong	30	30	100	3	10	18	60	1	3.3
	Moderate	21	17	81	1	4.8	7	33.3	0	0
	Weak	13	12	92.3	0	0	5	38.5	2	15.4
	None	4	4	100	0	0	2	50	0	0
	Total	68	63	92.6	4	5.9	32	47.1	3	4.4