Abstract
The purpose of this study was to measure the effect of combined culture of Propionibacterium acnes and Staphylococcus aureus on biofilm formation under different oxygen concentrations. We measured planktonic growth and biofilm formation of P. acnes and S. aureus alone and together under aerobic and anaerobic conditions. Both P. acnes and S. aureus grew under anaerobic conditions. When grown under anaerobic conditions, P. acnes with or without S. aureus formed a denser biomass biofilm than did S. aureus alone. Viable S. aureus was recovered from a16-day old combined P. acnes and S. aureus biofilm, but not a monomicrobial S. aureus biofilm.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 63-67 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Anaerobe |
Volume | 40 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 1 2016 |
Keywords
- Anaerobic
- Biofilm
- Propionibacterium acnes
- Prosthetic joint infection
- Staphylococcus aureus
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology
- Infectious Diseases