Table 3.
Overall efficacy of antimicrobial agents in biofilms expressed as the mean log reduction in the total (average of cluster center and edge) CAM fluorescence after 1 ha
| Agent (concn [%]) | Mean log reduction ± SEM | % Loss | No. of replicates |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHX (0.12) | 2.33 ± 1.28 | 99.5 | 3 |
| Ethanol (40) | 1.18 ± 0.14 | 93.4 | 3 |
| Nisin (0.005) | 1.11 ± 0.14 | 92.2 | 3 |
| CPC (0.05) | 1.00 ± 0.21 | 90.0 | 3 |
| SLS (0.1) | 0.89 ± 0.49 | 87.1 | 3 |
| TRN (0.03) | 0.88 ± 0.30 | 86.8 | 5 |
| Control | 0.11 ± 0.07 | 22.4 | 3 |
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This loss is alternatively expressed as a percentage for the mean log reduction.