Screening for in Vitro biofilm formation ability of locally isolated uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC)‎

الملخص EN

Seventy-six urine specimens were collected from of patients suffering from recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs).

Specimens were bacteriologically analyzed, fifty (65.8 %) of isolated bacterial strains were belonged to E.coli.

100 % of isolated uropathogenic E.coli (UPEC)strains displayed a biofilm positive phenotype under optimized condition using microtiter plate assay.

21 of E.coli strains classified as highly positive biofilm producers (42 %), and 29 (58 %) as weakly positive biofilm producers.