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Table 3 Biofilm formation of WT and ΔluxS strains

From: Staphylococcus aureus autoinducer-2 quorum sensing decreases biofilm formation in an icaR-dependent manner

Strains

Biofilm biomass (μm3/μm2)

Average thickness (μm)

 

Day 3

Day 5

Day 3

Day 5

WT

3.01 ± 0.2

11.71 ± 1.25

3.81 ± 0.35

11.51 ± 0.92

ΔluxS

20.16 ± 1.59*

25.67 ± 1.16*

20.79 ± 1.47*

26.18 ± 0.43*

WT + AI-2

0.11 ± 0.01

10.44 ± 0.51

0.12 ± 0.01

9.45 ± 0.5

ΔluxS + AI-2

0.49 ± 0.018

14.31 ± 0.59

0.59 ± 0.06

13.53 ± 0.5

  1. * Significantly different results compared with WT (P < 0.01).
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BMC Microbiology

ISSN: 1471-2180

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