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. 2017 Jul 26;7:337. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2017.00337

Table 1.

Statistical analysis of biofilm analyzed by atomic force microscopy (AFM).

Statistical parameters Control PAO1 Treated PAO1 Control PAH Treated PAH
Root Mean Square (Sq) 0.06 0.04 0.08 0.04
Surface Bearing Index (Sbi) 2.22 1.06 0.74 0.94
Core Fluid Retention Index (Sci) 1.44 1.49 1.76 1.68
Valley Fluid Retention Index (Svi) 0.09 0.07 0.08 0.07
Kernel roughness depth (Sk) 0.20 0.12 0.20 0.12
Reduced peak height (Spk) 0.02 0.02 0.10 0.03
Reduced valley depth (Svk) 0.06 0.01 0.05 0.01
Roughness Average (Sa) 0.05 0.03 0.06 0.03
Surface skewness (Ssk) 0.22 0.09 0.41 0.26
Coefficient of kurtosis (Ska) 2.47 2.02 3.07 2.16
Surface Area Ratio (Sdr), % 0.03 0.01 0.09 0.03