Table 7.
Correlation between the antibiotic resistance of the biofilm and biofilm structure.
| BV (×105 µm3) | AT (µm) | BR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCC | p-Value | SCC | p-Value | SCC | p-Value | |
| Ampicillins | 0.018 | 0.924 | 0.101 | 0.601 | −0.143 | 0.459 |
| Cefepime | 0.016 | 0.933 | 0.11 | 0.957 | 0.053 | 0.784 |
| Ceftazidime | 0.066 | 0.733 | 0.021 | 0.914 | 0.094 | 0.628 |
| Amikacin | 0.813 ** | 0.000 | 0.642 ** | 0.000 | 0.029 | 0.883 |
| Gentamicin | 0.411 * | 0.027 | 0.130 | 0.501 | −0.283 | 0.137 |
| Tetracycline | 0.136 | 0.483 | 0.088 | 0.649 | 0.115 | 0.553 |
| Ciprofloxacin | 0.117 | 0.547 | −0.039 | 0.841 | 0.115 | 0.422 |
| Levofloxacin | 0.430 * | 0.03 | 0.272 | 0.153 | 0.096 | 0.62 |
SCC, Spearman correlation coefficient, * p-value < 0.05; ** p-value < 0.01. BV, biovolume; AT, average thickness; BR, biofilm roughness.