Table 2.

Corresponding CFU/mL to 1McFarland for the bacteria used to inoculate the cBRT assay and relative fraction of planktonic and adherent cells.

Microbial strains	Initial inoculum CFU/mL
P. aeruginosa	1.4 × 109 ± 7.2 × 108
K. pneumonia	0.9 × 109 ± 7.9 × 108
R. mannitolilytica	0.6 × 109 ± 2.6 × 108
S. aureus	1.3 × 109 ± 8.4 × 108
S. epidermidis	1.1 × 109 ± 7.1 × 108
Other Gram+	1.1 × 109 ± 8,7 × 108
Average	1.0 × 109 ± 3.2 × 108

The values represent mean CFU/mL ± SD of two replicates.