COMPARISON OF BIOFILM DETECTION METHODS IN THE FAMILY ENTEROBACTERICEAE

ARUL.M; Dr.S.S.M.UMAMAGESWARI; OVIYA PRIYA.I

Volume : VIII, Issue : X, October - 2019

COMPARISON OF BIOFILM DETECTION METHODS IN THE FAMILY ENTEROBACTERICEAE

Arul. M, Dr. S. S. M. Umamageswari, Oviya Priya. I

Abstract :

ABSTRACT Biofilms are one of the important causes of wound infection and therefore their management requires an understanding of mechanism of biofilm production by bacteria. By definition, biofilms are matrix-enclosed aggregates of bacteria that are immobilized on surfaces or at interfaces in the ecosystems in which they are known to predominate .Tissue Culture Plate (TCP) method and Modified Tissue Culture Plate (MTCP) method were studied. AIM: 1) To detect biofilm production in pus isolates by TCP method and MTCP method; 2) To compare Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) of biofilm producing and non biofilm producing isolates. METHODOLOGY AND MATERIALS: The organisms was identified using standard microbiological procedures and AST was done by Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method with the CLSI guidelines 2019. Biofilm production was detected using TCP and MTCP methods. RESULT: A total of 180 isolates were obtained out of 240 pus samples. Bacteriological profile includes Klebsiella spp. (n=46), Escherichia coli (n=52), Citrobacter spp. (n=30), Proteus spp. (n=40), Enterobacter spp. (n=12). Out of these, 58.8% isolates showed biofilm production by TCP and 70% by MTCP method. The rate of biofilm detection by two methods was found to be statistically significant (p-value =0.004). In our study, biofilm production as per standard TCP method were more prevalent in Klebsiella spp. (35%) followed by Proteus spp. (20%), Enterobacter spp. (5%), E. coli (30%) and Citrobacter spp. (16%). The magnitude of biofilm production by individual bacterial spp. The magnitude of biofilm production by individual bacterial spp is depicted . CONCLUSION: MTCP method was found to be more accurate than TCP for biofilm detection and quantification.