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NaCl leads to increased PIA production. Plot of polysaccharide intercellular adhesion (PIA) per S. aureus cell for bacteria grown with increasing amounts of NaCl in the growth medium. Data for each treatment derived from three replicates. Bars represent standard error; **statistically significant difference compared to other bars (P<0.05).
