Table 3.
Results of the one-factor (number of independent assay) ANOVA model and concordance correlation to assess the inter-assay variability of slopes (mean ± standard deviation, 6 replicates per assay) of the swarming motility assay of V. parahaemolyticus on Petri dishes cultured with LB Broth, Lennox, at a consistency of 0.4% Bacto agar, allowed to dry for 5 min and inoculating a 3 µL aliquot of the bacterial suspension in the center of the Petri dishes.
| ANOVA results | Concordance correlation |
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| Assay | Slopes (mm/hour) | Assay 1 | Assay 2 | Assay 3 | Assay 4 |
| Assay 1 | 4.00 ± 0.08 a | ||||
| Assay 2 | 3.87 ± 0.19 a | 0.95 | |||
| Assay 3 | 3.74 ± 0.17 a | 0.81 | 0.94 | ||
| Assay 4 | 3.86 ± 0.36 a | 0.94 | 1.00 | 0.95 | |
| Assay 5 | 3.73 ± 0.15 a | 0.80 | 0.94 | 1.00 | 0.95 |
Slopes indicated by the same letter a are not significantly different (p > 0.05), based on one-factor ANOVA model.