Table 3 Association between biofilm formation, ompA gene and copper tolerance among phage susceptible A. baumannii strains.

From: Genomic analysis reveals high virulence and antibiotic resistance amongst phage susceptible Acinetobacter baumannii

Biofilm formation and copper tolerance

No. of phage susceptible isolates

p-values*

Positive (Yes)

Negative (No)

Biofilm formation

Biofilm formation phenotype

88/173 (50.87%)

19/57 (33.33%)

0.0214

ompA gene

101/198 (51.01%)

6/32 (18.75%)

0.0007

Copper tolerance

Copper tolerance phenotype

9/53 (16.98%)

98/177 (55.37%)

 < 0.001

copRS gene

9/46 (19.56%)

98/184 (53.26%)

 < 0.001

  1. *p-values less than 0.05 were considered as a statistically significant difference (Fisher's exact test) and are shown in bold.
Back to article page