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ArticleIranian journal of microbiology2023

Effects of genetic and environmental variables on biofilm development dynamics in

Rusul Al-Kahachi, Sura Al-Asadi, Zainab Oun Ali, Jamila Rampurawala

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Article in Iranian journal of microbiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 38% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Early and matureBiofilm · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Rusul Al-KahachiDepartment of Scholarships and Cultural Relationship, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Baghdad, Iraq.
Sura Al-AsadiDepartment of Laboratory Techniques, College of Health and Medical Techniques, Middle Technical University, Baghdad, Iraq.
Zainab Oun AliDepartment of Laboratory Techniques, College of Health and Medical Techniques, Middle Technical University, Baghdad, Iraq.
Jamila RampurawalaDepartment of Applied Genetics, The Oxford College of Science, Bangalore, India.
Middle Technical University · IQMinistry of Higher Education and Scientific Research · IQOxford Dental College and Hospital · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background and Objectives: The study aimed to investigate whether Materials and Methods: Biofilm growth in different carbohydrate, pH, and NaCl concentrated media was measured using crystal violet microtiter assay. All the treatments were subjected to biostatistics analysis for normality, Test of Homogeneity, one way ANOVA analysis. Whole-genome sequencing of our IA strain was conducted to identify various gene sequences. Results: Biofilm formation was measured at different carbohydrate concentrations, and the optimum biofilm formation was observed at 3M glucose and 0.5M NaCl, while the lowest results were seen at 2M maltose concentration. Whole-genome sequencing identified potential genes involved in biofilm formation, pathogenicity, protein metabolism, flagellar motility, cell wall component synthesis, and a multidrug efflux pump. Conclusion: These findings suggest that biofilm formation is influenced by extrinsic and intrinsic factors, which could aid in the development of effective treatments for resistant infections.

Indexed as

Achromobacter mucicolensBacterialBiofilmsCarbohydratesDrug resistanceGenome, BacterialPathogenicity

Identifiers

PMID37448677
PMCPMC10336289
OpenAlexW4381113344

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