Characterization of biofilms in biliary stents and potential factors involved in occlusion

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 7, 2018; 24(1): 112-123
Published online Jan 7, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i1.112

Table 3 Microbial species detected from the biliary stents (n = 81)

	Number of stents positive for the isolates
Gram-positive microorganism
Bacillus sp.	11
Enterococcus sp.	9
Micrococcus sp.	2
Streptococcus sp.	11
Staphylococcus sp.	17
Gram-negative microorganism
Citrobacter sp.	20
Escherichia coli	12
Enterobacter sp.	9
Klebsiella sp.	19
Morganella morganii	2
Proteus sp.	10
Pseudomonas sp.	27
Serratia sp.	15
Stenotrophomonas maltophila	11
Vibrio sp.	1
Yersinia sp.	5
Aeromonas sp.	12

Citation: Vaishnavi C, Samanta J, Kochhar R. Characterization of biofilms in biliary stents and potential factors involved in occlusion. World J Gastroenterol 2018; 24(1): 112-123
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v24/i1/112.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v24.i1.112

Vaishnavi C, Samanta J, Kochhar R. Characterization of biofilms in biliary stents and potential factors involved in occlusion. World J Gastroenterol 2018; 24(1): 112-123 [PMID: 29358888 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i1.112]

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