Figure 5.
Growth response of Staphylococcus aureus isolates and coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) to different concentrations of cytokines. Planktonic (panel A) and biofilm (panel B) bacteria were cultured overnight in RPMI medium alone (untreated) and in the presence of different concentrations of IL1-β, IL-6 and IFN-γ. Data are expressed as fold increase (CFU/mL) between treated and untreated cells (dashed red line). The strains were tested in triplicate and experiments were repeated at least three times for each cytokine concentration. Mann-Whitney nonparametric test was used for statistical analysis. *Denotes P < 0.05.