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. 1998 Mar;36(3):674–678. doi: 10.1128/jcm.36.3.674-678.1998

TABLE 3.

MICs of salts for biofilm formation

Supplementing salt Concn (mg/ml) in normal mediuma MIC (mg/ml) Ratio of MIC/concn in normal medium
NH4Cl 1 10 10
Na2HPO4 10 10 1
(NH4)+H2PO4 5 5 1
CaCl2 0.01 5 500
MgCl2 0.02 0.018 1
FeCl3 0.014 0.28 20
SO4Na2 5 10 2
a

Minimum concentration required in a medium for heterotrophic bacteria.