Relationship of biofilm formation and different virulence genes in uropathogenic Escherichia coli isolates from Northwest Iran

• Main Authors: Fattahi, Sargol (Author), Kafil, Hossein Samadi (Author), Nahai, Mohammad Reza (Author), Asgharzadeh, Mohammad (Author), Nori, Roghaya (Author), Aghazadeh, Mohammad (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House, 2015-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and objectives: The () bacterium is one of the main causative agents of urinary tract infections (UTI) worldwide. The ability of this bacterium to form biofilms on medical devices such as catheters plays an important role in the development of UTI. The aim of the present study was to inve...