Table 1 Biofilm formation of coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species (n = 142) isolated from cow milk samples at the Onderstepoort milk laboratory, 2017
Organism | Tested | Number of Biofilm forming Isolates | Total Biofilm formation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Weak | Moderate | Strong | Number | Percent | 95% | CIa | ||
S. chromogenes | 100 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 18 |
S. epidermidis | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
S. haemolyticus | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 61 |
S. hominis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
S. scuiri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – |
S. xylosus | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
S. simulans | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
S. hyicus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – |