Table 5 Association between the genotypic resistance mechanisms and phenotypic biofilm formation ability of the 8 LR-MRSA isolates
Genotype | No. of isolates | Biofilm formation ability | Fisher’s exact test | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strong | Moderate | Weak | |||
Domain V region of 23S rRNA mutations | 6 | 5 | 1 | – | P = 0.464 |
rplC gene (L3) mutations | 3 | 3 | – | – | P = 0.357 |
rplD gene (L4) mutations | 4 | 2 | 2 | – | P = 0.214 |
rplV gene (L22) mutations | – | – | – | – | – |
cfr | – | – | – | – | – |
cfr(B) | 3 | 3 | – | – | P = 0.357 |
optrA | – | – | – | – | – |
msrA | – | – | – | – | – |
icaA | 6 | 5 | 1 | – | P = 0.464 |
vanA | 8 | 6 | 2 | – | – |
mecA | 6 | 6 | 2 | – | P = 0.464 |