Prevalence of virulence genes and their association with biofilm formation in VRE faecium isolates from Ahvaz, Iran | Zendy

Saber Soltani | Zendy; Maniya Arshadi | Zendy; Muhammad Ibrahim Getso | Zendy; Farzaneh Aminharati | Zendy; Mahmood Mahmoudi | Zendy; Mohammad Reza Pourmand | Zendy

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Prevalence of virulence genes and their association with biofilm formation in VRE faecium isolates from Ahvaz, Iran

Author(s) -

Saber Soltani,

Maniya Arshadi,

Muhammad Ibrahim Getso,

Farzaneh Aminharati,

Mahmood Mahmoudi,

Mohammad Reza Pourmand

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.10078

Subject(s) - virulence , microbiology and biotechnology , biofilm , biology , gene , virology , genetics , bacteria

Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREfm) is a common cause of nosocomial infections. Biofilm formation is an important factor in recurrence of infections, facilitating transfer of genetic elements, leading to treatment failures. The aim of this study was to investigate the virulence genes in biofilm producing isolates and to determine possible association between biofilm formation and the presence of these genes; also to determine association between antibiotic susceptibility patterns of VREfm isolates and their biofilm formation ability.

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