Figure 6. Overexpression of selected cell wall protein genes impacts adherence to Thermanox.

Adherence of the overexpression strains to Thermanox was quantified following growth in the absence or presence of 50 µg.mL⁻¹ doxycycline. Data were normalized using as reference the adherence shown by each strain in the absence of overexpression. Significance of the adherence differences relative to the control strain adherence were assessed using Student's t-tests performed on at least 10 pictures for each strain and results are represented on top of each bar (* p≤0.05, ** p≤0.01, and **** p≤0.0001)