Table 2 Association of gelatinase production, biofilm production, and the detectability of fsrA, fsrB, and gelE genes
Gelatinase production genotype | Number of isolates | P value (Fisher exact test) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Positive | Negative | ||
fsrA+ | 13 | 11 | < 0.0001 |
fsrA− | 0 | 69 | |
fsrB+ | 13 | 13 | < 0.0001 |
fsrB− | 0 | 67 | |
gelE+ | 13 | 40 | 0.0004 |
gelE− | 0 | 40 | |
Biofilm intensity genotype | Number of isolates | P value (Chi-Square test) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strong | Moderate | Weak | Non | ||
fsrA+ | 9 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0.3344 (NS*) |
fsrA− | 35 | 20 | 11 | 3 | |
fsrB+ | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0.6658 (NS) |
fsrB− | 33 | 20 | 13 | 2 | |
gelE+ | 26 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 0.1283 (NS) |
gelE− | 18 | 15 | 7 | 0 | |