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Table 5 The ability to form a biofilm by the strain ATCC 19111 in different stress variants

From: The influence of stress factors on selected phenotypic and genotypic features of Listeria monocytogenes – a pilot study

Experiment variant

Average absorbance value (minus blank)

Standard deviation

Coefficient of variation [%]

Strain classification as a producer of biofilm

basic variant

(no stress)

0.067

0.003

4.82

weak

heat stress

0.180

0.014

7.93

moderate

cold stress

0.075

0.003

3.37

weak

osmotic stress

0.164

0.010

5.88

moderate

acid stress

0.138

0.001

0.42

moderate

alkali stress

0.121

0.008

6.45

moderate

frozen stress

0.110

0.000

0.00

weak