Table 1.
Frequency in phenotypic switching of biofilm and planktonic cells of different phenotypes of C. neoformans
| Mucoid | Wrinkled | Small | Serrated | Sectored | Smooth | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BFa RC-2-SM | (0.028%) | (1.1%)* | ||||
| PLa RC-2-SM | (0.05%) | (0.38%) | ||||
| BF WRS-SM | (0.6%)* | (3.0%) | (0.73%)* | (9.6%)* | ||
| PL WRS-SM | (0.18%) | (9.6%)* | (0.25%) | (1.1%) | ||
| BF F4-SM | (0.0015%) | |||||
| PL F4-SM | (0.0083%) | |||||
| BF SB-4-SM | (8.1%)* | (0.0021%) | (0.0021%) | |||
| PL SB-4-SM | (5.2%) | (0.0016%) | ||||
| BF F4-WR | (1.4)* | (2.2%)* | ||||
| PL F4-WR | (0.94) | (1.52%) | ||||
| BF SB-4-WR | ||||||
| PL SB-4-WR | (9.3%) | (46%)* | ||||
| BF RC-2-MC | (0.004%) | |||||
| PL RC-2-MC | (3.1%)* | |||||
a
BF and PL denote biofilm and planktonic cells, respectively
*
Denotes P value significance calculated by t-test. P values of <0.05 were considered significant