Microbial community compositions in breast implant biofilms associated with contracted capsules

Subclinical bacterial infections (biofilms) are strongly implicated in breast implantaugmentation failure due to capsular contracture, and while these infections are generally ascribed to common skin commensals, this remains largely unsubstantiated through robust cultivation independent analyses. To determine capsule biofilm microbial community compositions, we employed amplicon sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene using DNA extracted from breast implant capsule samples.