Figure 3.

Summary of the data from the yeast adhesion assay. Cells were incubated on NSS for 10 min and were counted post-wash on 10 fields. Cells per field of the W303 strain is presented with shaded bars and the SK1 data with clear bars. On all surfaces, SK1 showed significantly greater adhesion than W303 (p < 0.001). Both NSS (Au-coated DD and Au-coated Brd II) used in these experiments showed significantly greater adhesion of the yeast strains relative to the Au-coated control, whereas the DD surface displayed the most adhesion of both strains of yeast.