Journal Pre-proof Biofilm formation and molecular characterization of methicillin- resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from the patients, personnel, air and environment of ICUs Fatemeh Tahmasbi, Raheleh Sheikhi, Ali Ashraf, Ali Mojtahedi PII: S2452-0144(20)30150-3 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.genrep.2020.100736 Reference: GENREP 100736 To appear in: Gene Reports Received date: 25 August 2019 Revised date: 4 May 2020 Accepted date: 24 May 2020 Please cite this article as: F. Tahmasbi, R. Sheikhi, A. Ashraf, et al., Biofilm formation and molecular characterization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from the patients, personnel, air and environment of ICUs, Gene Reports (2020), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.genrep.2020.100736 This is a PDF file of an article that has undergone enhancements after acceptance, such as the addition of a cover page and metadata, and formatting for readability, but it is not yet the definitive version of record. This version will undergo additional copyediting, typesetting and review before it is published in its final form, but we are providing this version to give early visibility of the article. Please note that, during the production process, errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. © 2020 Published by Elsevier.