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Quantification of vital and avital adherent bacteria using BacLight™ staining shown in a box plot diagram. The number of adherent bacteria was assessed after 8 h of biofilm formation and 1-min rinsing with the monosubstance test solutions at pH 4.5. Boxes with the same letter indicate significant differences, as determined by Kruskal–Wallis and Mann–Whitney-U tests.
