Differences in biofilm development and antibiotic susceptibility among clinical Ureaplasma urealyticum and Ureaplasma parvum isolates

Abstract

These results indicate that biofilm formation can protect mycoplasma cells from antibiotics and host defences, favouring their persistence in chronically infected or colonized patients while increasing resistance to antimicrobial agents. Therefore, the capacity to form biofilms by Ureaplasma spp. isolates should be considered when antibiotic treatments are required.