Open AccessAssociation of biofilm production with multidrug resistance among clinical isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa from intensive care unit
Author(s) -
Jeetendra Gurung,
Annie Bakorlin Khyriem,
Amit Banik,
Wihiwot Valarie Lyngdoh,
Basabdatta Choudhury,
Prithwis Bhattacharyya
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of critical care medicine/indian journal of critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-359X
pISSN - 0972-5229
DOI - 10.4103/0972-5229.118416
Subject(s) - acinetobacter baumannii , biofilm , pseudomonas aeruginosa , microbiology and biotechnology , multiple drug resistance , antibiotic resistance , antibiotics , bacteria , biology , ciprofloxacin , genetics
Given choice, bacteria prefer a community-based, surface-bound colony to an individual existence. The inclination for bacteria to become surface bound is so ubiquitous in diverse ecosystems that it suggests a strong survival strategy and selective advantage for surface dwellers over their free-ranging counterparts. Virtually any surface, biotic or abiotic (animal, mineral, or vegetable) is suitable for bacterial colonization and biofilm formation. Thus, a biofilm is "a functional consortium of microorganisms organized within an extensive exopolymeric matrix."