Table 5.

Cell-surface hydrophobicity (expressed as % hydrophobicity index) of ATCC and clinical strains of S. aureus. Values represent the mean of three determinations.

Strain	Hydrophobicity Index (%)
8	23.89 ± 1.7
98	62.76 ± 2.5
6	63.29 ± 1.9
ATCC 43300	57.23 ± 2.4
84	47.66 ± 1.5
530	50.50 ± 2.8
32	65.13 ± 3.4
808	67.05 ± 4.2
ATCC 6538P	80.23 ± 3.6
3	64.11 ± 2.4
814	32.06 ± 2.6
14	35.00 ± 2.8
26	31.37 ± 3.4
526	8.68 ± 2.5
550	10.47 ± 1.2
531	3.33 ± 0.8