Table 4.
Biofilm mass (A 600) | |
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Incubation time (n = 72) | |
Week 2 | 0.818B |
Week 3 | 1.200A |
Week 4 | 1.134A |
Cell contact surface (n = 72) | |
Cement | 1.317A |
Ceramic | 0.927B |
Stainless steel | 0.866C |
Growth supplement (n = 72) | |
Liver extract and OADC | 1.126A |
Liver extract alone | 1.054AB |
OADC alone | 0.975B |
Bacterial strain (n = 108) | |
BCG | 1.059A |
MBV1 | 1.044A |
OADC: a growth supplement containing oleic-acid, albumin, dextrose, and catalase. Means in the same column not followed by the same upper case letters is significantly different (P < 0.05).