Table 5.
Genotype–phenotype associations of gelA, fsrAB, and fsrB with gelatinase activity with biofilm formation strength + , positive; −, negative; A: positive for fsrA only; A&B: positive for both fsrA and fsrB.
| fsrAB | fsrB only | gelE | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| − | A | A & B | Total | − | + | Total | − | + | Total | |
| Gelatinase Activity | ||||||||||
| − | 10 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 16 |
| + | 1 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| Total | 11 | 6 | 14 | 31 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 4 | 27 | 31 |
| Chi-square = 11.92 P = 0.0026 Significant at P < 0.01 | Chi-square = 10.54 P = 0.0012 Significant at P < 0.01 Fisher’s Exact Test* = 0.002 (Significant) | Chi-square = 4.306 P = 0.038 Significant at P < 0.05 but not at P < 0.01 Fisher’s Exact Test* = 0.101 (Non-significant) | ||||||||
*Fisher Exact Test applies only to 2 × 2 tables.