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. 2017 Jul 18;7:5733. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-05901-0

Table 4.

Genotype–phenotype associations of agg PCR results and gelatinase activity with biofilm formation strength.+, positive; −, negative.

aggA presence Gelatinase activity
+ Total + Total
Biofilm Strength
No Biofilm 3 0 3 3 0 3
Weak 3 6 9 4 5 9
Moderate 1 13 14 8 6 14
Strong 0 5 5 1 4 5
Total 7 24 31 16 15 31
Chi-square = 14.25 P = 0.0026: significant association at P < 0.01 Chi-square = 5.17 P = 0.1598: no significant association