Most hospitalized patients are carriers of biomedical devices. Infections associated with
these devices cause great morbidity and mortality, especially in patients in intensive care …

Forty six bacterial isolates able to grow on crude oil were isolated from various hydrocarbon-
contaminated sites in Kuwait. The extent of crude oil degradation varied over a wide range …

The purpose of this study was to understand the significance of each microorganism in grain
formation by evaluating their microbial aggregation and cell surface properties during co …

The ability of 12 Staphylococcus xylosus strains to form biofilm was determined through the
study of different criteria. Eleven out of the 12 strains were able to form biofilm, 10 …

Comparative studies on the effect of crude aqueous (CA) and solvent (CM) extracts of clove on
the cariogenic properties of Strep Page 1 117 Abstract: A study was conducted to compare the …

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is a multidrug-resistant opportunistic pathogen. S.
maltophilia quorum-sensing system is mediated by the diffusible signal factor (DSF), which …

Oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus haemolyticus (ORSH) was found as the most prevalent
(77.5%) species of coagulase-negative staphylococci associated with bacteremia in …

Medical devices are often colonized by bacteria which may cause severe infections. The aim
of this work was to evaluate biofilm formation by S. maltophilia isolates from device …

Aims: To identify the types of micro‐organisms involved in the formation of biofilms on dairy
ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis membranes and investigate factors affecting the …

Background Staphylococcus intermedius has been isolated from healthy dogs and pigeons
as well as diseased dogs. Similar to Staphylococcus aureus, S. intermedius is known to …