FIG 6.
Box plots representing the value distributions of the growth curve parameters of environmental L. pneumophila genotypes at different temperatures. (A) Lag phase lengths (λ, hours); (B) maximal specific growth rates (μm, hours−1); (C) maximal cell densities reached. Box plot values were derived from the fitted model for each of the L. pneumophila strains analyzed at each of the studied temperatures (Table S2). Boxes with different letters at the top indicate significant differences by one-way ANOVA tests and Tukey's HSD post hoc test with a confidence level of 95%.