Table 4.
Amounts of microorganisms forming a biofilm (log CFU/ml) according to biotypes (A–C) from the clusterization method.
| Time (h) | Cluster | N | Mean | SD | Median | Minimum | Maximum | Q1 | Q3 | p∗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | A | 12 | 7.16 | 0.08 | 7.15 | 7.08 | 7.28 | 7.08 | 7.24 | p = 0.009 |
| B | 71 | 7.09 | 0.08 | 7.08 | 7 | 7.32 | 7.04 | 7.11 | ||
| C | 60 | 7.09 | 0.06 | 7.08 | 7 | 7.28 | 7.04 | 7.11 | A > BC | |
| 6 | A | 12 | 7.22 | 0.1 | 7.2 | 7.08 | 7.34 | 7.15 | 7.31 | p = 0.037 |
| B | 71 | 7.15 | 0.07 | 7.11 | 7.08 | 7.38 | 7.11 | 7.18 | ||
| C | 60 | 7.15 | 0.06 | 7.15 | 7.04 | 7.34 | 7.11 | 7.18 | A > BC | |
| 8 | A | 12 | 7.27 | 0.09 | 7.26 | 7.15 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.36 | p = 0.021 |
| B | 71 | 7.2 | 0.07 | 7.18 | 7.11 | 7.4 | 7.15 | 7.23 | ||
| C | 60 | 7.21 | 0.07 | 7.2 | 7.08 | 7.38 | 7.18 | 7.23 | A > BC | |
| 10 | A | 12 | 7.32 | 0.08 | 7.34 | 7.2 | 7.43 | 7.25 | 7.4 | p = 0.031 |
| B | 71 | 7.26 | 0.07 | 7.23 | 7.15 | 7.45 | 7.2 | 7.28 | ||
| C | 60 | 7.26 | 0.07 | 7.26 | 7.15 | 7.43 | 7.2 | 7.28 | A > BC | |
| 12 | A | 12 | 7.37 | 0.07 | 7.38 | 7.26 | 7.45 | 7.3 | 7.43 | p = 0.105 |
| B | 71 | 7.32 | 0.07 | 7.32 | 7.2 | 7.52 | 7.26 | 7.36 | ||
| C | 60 | 7.32 | 0.07 | 7.32 | 7.18 | 7.46 | 7.28 | 7.36 | ||
| 14 | A | 12 | 7.43 | 0.07 | 7.44 | 7.32 | 7.52 | 7.38 | 7.48 | p = 0.055 |
| B | 71 | 7.38 | 0.07 | 7.38 | 7.26 | 7.56 | 7.34 | 7.41 | ||
| C | 60 | 7.38 | 0.07 | 7.37 | 7.23 | 7.52 | 7.34 | 7.41 | ||
| 16 | A | 12 | 7.48 | 0.07 | 7.51 | 7.38 | 7.57 | 7.41 | 7.53 | p = 0.089 |
| B | 71 | 7.43 | 0.08 | 7.41 | 7.32 | 7.72 | 7.38 | 7.45 | ||
| C | 60 | 7.43 | 0.07 | 7.41 | 7.3 | 7.67 | 7.38 | 7.48 | ||
| 18 | A | 12 | 7.65 | 0.05 | 7.65 | 7.56 | 7.74 | 7.64 | 7.68 | p = 0.006 |
| B | 71 | 7.57 | 0.07 | 7.56 | 7.43 | 7.72 | 7.53 | 7.64 | ||
| C | 60 | 7.58 | 0.08 | 7.57 | 7.41 | 7.74 | 7.53 | 7.65 | A > BC | |
| 20 | A | 12 | 7.57 | 0.04 | 7.57 | 7.51 | 7.65 | 7.54 | 7.6 | p = 0.005 |
| B | 71 | 7.49 | 0.08 | 7.46 | 7.34 | 7.66 | 7.43 | 7.55 | ||
| C | 60 | 7.49 | 0.09 | 7.46 | 7.36 | 7.67 | 7.41 | 7.56 | A > BC | |
| 22 | A | 12 | 7.54 | 0.04 | 7.53 | 7.48 | 7.63 | 7.52 | 7.56 | p = 0.001 |
| B | 71 | 7.45 | 0.08 | 7.43 | 7.3 | 7.66 | 7.4 | 7.51 | ||
| C | 60 | 7.45 | 0.09 | 7.41 | 7.32 | 7.65 | 7.38 | 7.52 | A > BC | |
| 24 | A | 12 | 7.49 | 0.05 | 7.5 | 7.45 | 7.59 | 7.45 | 7.52 | p = 0.001 |
| B | 71 | 7.41 | 0.08 | 7.4 | 7.26 | 7.6 | 7.36 | 7.45 | ||
| C | 60 | 7.4 | 0.09 | 7.38 | 7.26 | 7.61 | 7.34 | 7.45 | A > BC |
∗Kruskal–Wallis test and post hoc results (Dunn’s test) were used for the analysis.