Fig. 4.
Effect of magnesium on bacterial adhesion. Magnesium (shaded bars) increased adhesion of S. aureus (A), P. aeruginosa (B), and E. coli (C) to fibroblast GD-25 cells and type I collagen compared with irrigation with HEPES-buffered water without magnesium (open bars). All data are normalized to bacterial adhesion. (n=18, *p<0.05)