“…Adherence to solid supports has been described for various strains on various types of supports including human skin, human epithelial cells (Braun and Vidotto, 2004), red blood cells (Gospodarek et al, 1998), plastic and glass surfaces (Tomaras et al, 2003), medical devices such as intubation tubes, catheters, artificial heart valves, water lines and cleaning instruments (Donlan and Costerton, 2002). Adherence occurs with various mechanisms including general hydrophobicity, production of extracellular polysaccharides and presence of specialized adherence structures.…”