Biofilm Formation on Breast Implant Surfaces by Major Gram-Positive Bacterial Pathogens.

Gabriel Rezende-PereiraJulia P AlbuquerqueMonica C SouzaBarbara A NogueiraMarlei G SilvaRaphael HirataAna L Mattos-GuaraldiRafael S DuarteFelipe Piedade Gonçalves Neves

Published in: Aesthetic surgery journal (2021)

All species produced biofilm on all prosthesis surfaces and under different conditions. Micrographies indicated thicker bacterial biofilm formation on microtextured and/or standard textured silicone by all species, except E. faecalis.

Keyphrases

biofilm formation
pseudomonas aeruginosa
staphylococcus aureus
candida albicans
gram negative
escherichia coli
multidrug resistant
genetic diversity