Title |
Biofilm formation as a novel phenotypic feature of adherent-invasive Escherichia coli(AIEC)
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Published in |
BMC Microbiology, September 2009
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2180-9-202 |
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Authors |
Margarita Martinez-Medina, Plínio Naves, Jorge Blanco, Xavier Aldeguer, Jesus E Blanco, Miguel Blanco, Carmen Ponte, Francisco Soriano, Arlette Darfeuille-Michaud, L Jesus Garcia-Gil |
Abstract |
Crohn's disease (CD) is a high morbidity chronic inflammatory disorder of unknown aetiology. Adherent-invasive Escherichia coli (AIEC) has been recently implicated in the origin and perpetuation of CD. Because bacterial biofilms in the gut mucosa are suspected to play a role in CD and biofilm formation is a feature of certain pathogenic E. coli strains, we compared the biofilm formation capacity of 27 AIEC and 38 non-AIEC strains isolated from the intestinal mucosa. Biofilm formation capacity was then contrasted with the AIEC phenotype, the serotype, the phylotype, and the presence of virulence genes. |
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