Research Article

In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity of Ethanolic Extract of Polish Propolis against Biofilm Forming Staphylococcus epidermidis Strains

Table 1

The biofilm formation ability and genetic composition of S. epidermidis strains.

StrainicaA icaD icaB icaC TCP 
A490

1++++3.85
2+++0.91
3+++0.15
4++++1.34
5++++0.52
6++++0.12
7+++1.78
8+++1.92
9++++0.45
10+++2.21
K*++++3.08

K*: biofilm-forming S. epidermidis ATCC 35983.