Table 3. Relative expression levels of icaD, sea and sarA in S. aureus (ATCC 29213) biofilms grown with eugenol at 0.5×MIC for 24, 36 and 48 h.
Genes | Gene function | Fold changes in 24 h | Fold changes in 36 h | Fold changes in 48 h |
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icaD | Intercellular adhesion (icaD) | −1.31 (P = 0.05) | −6.1 (P = 0.05) | −3.48 (P = 0.04) |
sarA | Staphylococcal accessory regulator A | −1.49 (P = 0.02) | −8.8 (P = 0.04) | −2.79 (P = 0.05) |
seA | Staphylococcus enterotoxin A | −1.33 (P = 0.04) | −12.9 (P = 0.02) | −17.85 (P = 0.02) |