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

From: Antibiotics versus biofilm: an emerging battleground in microbial communities

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]