Antibiogram and Biofilm Formation of Enterococcus faecalis isolated from women with urinary tract infection in Baqubah city, Iraq

Authors

  • Ali Saleem University of Diyala – College of Education for Pure Sciences Author
  • Bayar Ali Hussein University of Diyala Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.69923/gg52m163

Keywords:

Enterococcus faecalis, ddl gene, Antibiotic resistant pattern and Biofilm formation

Abstract

Enterococcus faecalis bacteria positive for Cram dye have a role causing urinary tract infections, and that 15% of urinary tract infections are caused by bacteria E. faecalis. The aims of this research are to determine the level of spread of E. faecalis and causes urinary tract infections in women, the rates of biofilm formation in local clinical E. faecalis isolates and investigate the relationship between multidrug resistances with biofilm forming ability. Between September 2023, and January 2024, 134 urine specimens were obtained from women patients in Baqubah teaching hospital, Al-Batool teaching hospital for maternity in Baqubah city. Twenty-four clinical isolates were diagnosed as E. faecalis by a percentage it reached 17.9%, Morphological, microscopical and molecular detection methods were used to diagnose the isolates. The capacity of E. faecalis isolates to form biofilm was examined using the micro-titer plate approach, the results demonstrated that all isolate produced biofilm. The method of disc diffusion was used to examine isolates sensitivity to antibiotics approach. The tested isolates exhibited 100% resistance to Erythromycin (E). while the rates of resistance ranged from Fosfomycin (FO),Rifampin(RV),Tetracycline (TE), Doxycycline(DO), Levofloxacin(LEV), Ciprofloxacin(CIP), Nitrofurantoin(F), Chloramphenicol(C), Vancomycin(VA),Ampicillin(AM),Teicoplanin (TEC) 95.83.%, 83.33%, 83.33%, 54.16%, 50%, 41.7%, 25%, 20.83%, 16.7%, 12.5%, and 8.33%, respectively

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Author Biographies

  • Ali Saleem, University of Diyala – College of Education for Pure Sciences

    Professor of Microbiology, formerly Assistant Dean for Scientific Affairs and Students, holds a patent in the exact specialization. I have many published research papers in international journals and have supervised many postgraduate students (Higher Diploma, Masters, PhD).

  • Bayar Ali Hussein, University of Diyala

    Bayar Ali Hussein

    She holds a bachelor’s degree from the College of Education for Pure Sciences, University of Diyala, majoring in   Life  Sciences.  She  is  a  teacher  at  the  General  Directorate  of  Education  in  Diyala Governorate.

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Published

09/30/2025

How to Cite

[1]
A. Saleem and B. A. . Hussein, “Antibiogram and Biofilm Formation of Enterococcus faecalis isolated from women with urinary tract infection in Baqubah city, Iraq”, IJApSc, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 64–71, Sep. 2025, doi: 10.69923/gg52m163.

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