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. 2019 Feb 28;9:3128. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-39997-3

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Effects of different surfactants on CFU and biofilm formation values of ATCC BAA-2856 cultured in plastic tubes. Different types of surfactants at concentrations up to 0.5% were added to plastic tubes containing a 1000-fold diluted bacterial solution of ATCC BAA-2856, a biofilm forming MRSA at OD = 0.57, and was incubated for 24 h at 37 °C. After incubation, total bacteria in the tube and in the biofilm formed on the tube surface were assessed using CFU analysis. Biofilm mass was also measured by CV staining. Data are presented as mean ± SE, *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01 vs. vehicle control. Sample number/group = 3, triplicated.