Two strains, both collected from urine samples, were selected for this study: one was the best biofilm producer (KpTs101) and the second one was able to produce abundant extracellular matrix, but with very low adhesion ability (KpTs113). In fact, when cultured in a liquid medium containing...
pneumoniae isolated from urine, sputum, blood and wound swabs were able to produce biofilm. Biofilm formation does not only confer survivability to the pathogen in the human hosts, but also persistence in the fluctuating environment such as variable pH, temperature, carbon sources, and fluid flow ...