Antibiotics versus biofilm: an emerging battleground in microbial communities

Table 1 Bacterial species involved in biofilm associated infection and their adherent surfaces

S. No.	Bacterial Species	Infection/Diseases	Surface	References
1	Streptococcus mutans	Dental caries Endocarditis	Tooth surface Vascular grafts	[1, 84]
2	Enterococcus faecalis	Endocarditis Root canal infection	Heart valves Urinary catheters Tooth Central venous catheters	[85]
3	Klebsiella pneumonia	Pneumonia Respiratory tract infection Urinary tract infection Pyogenic liver abscess	Lungs Liver	[24]
4	Pseudomonas aeruginosa	Nosocomial infection Otitis media Cystic fibrosis	Central venous Catheters Middle ear Prostheses Lungs Contact lenses	[53, 139, 142]
5	Staphylococcus sp (Staphylococcus aureus; Staphylococcus epidermidis).	Nosocomial infections Chronic wounds Endocarditis Mucoloskeletal Infections Otitis media	Sutures Central venous catheters Arteriovenous shunts Prostheses Surfaces/deep skin Prostheses, Heart valves Bones, Middle ear	[6, 109]
7	Escherichia coli	Bacterial prostatitis Urinary tract infection Otitis media	Prostheses, Urinary tract Urinary catheters Middle ear	[56]
8	Haemophilus influenza	Otitis media	Middle ear	[113, 130]
9	Burkholderia cepacia	Cystic fibrosis	Lungs	[152]
10	Mycobacterium tuberculosis	Tuberculosis	Lungs	[110]

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