Figure 3

Kinetics of biofilm formation by K. pneumoniae B5055 grown in minimal media (M9) supplemented with 10 μM FeCl ₃ and treated with 500 μM cobalt salt (CoSO ₄ ) and bacteriophage (KPO1K2)/ (NDP) alone as well as in combination. *p < 0.05 [(10 μM FeCl₃ +500 μM CoSO₄ + Ø(KPO1K2) vs 10 μM FeCl₃/10 μM FeCl₃+ 500 μM CoSO₄/10 μM FeCl₃+ Ø(KPO1K2)], **p < 0.005 [(10 μM FeCl₃ +500 μM CoSO₄ + Ø(KPO1K2) vs 10 μM FeCl₃/10 μM FeCl₃+ 500 μM CoSO₄/10 μM FeCl₃+ Ø(KPO1K2)], ^#p < 0.05 [(10 μM FeCl₃ + Ø(KPO1K2) vs 10 μM FeCl₃], ^$p < 0.05[(10 μM FeCl₃ +500 μM CoSO₄) vs 10 μM FeCl₃], ^!p > 0.05[(10 μM FeCl₃ +500 μM CoSO₄ + Ø(NDP) vs 10 μM FeCl₃+ 500 μM CoSO₄].