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. 2014 May-Jun;56(3):259–264. doi: 10.1590/S0036-46652014000300012

Table 1. The mean and standard deviations of the diameters for the GE, GCN and GCA joints before and after inoculation with P. brasiliensis at 15 and 45 days of exposure.

GROUP 15 DAYS 45 DAYS
Start End % p value Start End % p value
GE -103 11.0 ± 0.26 15.30 ± 1.77 39.1 0.0002* 10.20 ± 0.24 12.40 ± 1.30 21.60 0.0001*
GE -104 10.40 ± 0.31 14.90 ± 2.89 42.3 0.0002* 10.18 ± 0.51 11.83 ± 1.24 16.25 0.0001*
GE -105 9.58 ± 0.35 12.45 ± 0.63 30 0.0001* 10.65 ± 0.23 12.03 ± 1.02 12.96 0.0001*
GCN-103 10.27 ± 0.34 10.30 ± 0.47 0.35 0.754 10.35 ± 0.27 10.42 ± 0.54 0.68 0.784
GCN-104 10.40 ± 0.35 10.42 ± 0.42 0.20 0.375 10.10 ± 0.28 10.40 ± 0.41 5.23 0.078
GCN-105 10.23 ± 0.24 10.33 ± 0.48 0.9 0.235 10.36 ± 0.34 10.63 ± 0.47 2.6 0.329
GCA 10.74 ± 0.42 10.78 ± 0.50 0.37 0.255 10.71 ± 0.31 10.78 ± 0.39 0.65 0.902

GE -103 - Experimental group inoculated with 103 viable yeast cells; GE -104 - Experimental group inoculated with 104 viable yeast cells; GE -105 - Experimental group inoculated with 105 viable yeast cells; GCN -103 - Experimental group inoculated with 103 heat-inactivated yeast cells; GCN -104 - Experimental group inoculated with 104 heat-inactivated yeast cells; GCN -105 - Experimental group inoculated with 105 heat-inactivated yeast cells; GCA - Absolute control group.