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. 2016 Oct 25;53(4):257–263. doi: 10.2141/jpsa.0160055

Table 5. Antibacterial effects of the purified OTFB and OTFC variants against S. aureus and E. coli.

Time S. aureus
E. coli
Control1 OTFB OTFC Control1 OTFB OTFC
0 h 0.000±0.000 0.000±0.000 0.000±0.000 0.000±0.000 0.000±0.000 0.000±0.000
2 h 0.032±0.000a 0.008±0.002b 0.011±0.003b 0.018±0.009a 0.003±0.001b 0.008±0.002a
4 h 0.029±0.002a 0.022±0.001b 0.021±0.001b 0.023±0.000a 0.015±0.001b 0.017±0.001b
6 h 0.060±0.000a 0.051±0.005a 0.051±0.004a 0.044±0.002a 0.035±0.003a 0.034±0.003a
8 h 0.108±0.000a 0.088±0.005b 0.090±0.002a 0.080±0.001a 0.064±0.002b 0.065±0.002b
10 h 0.130±0.002a 0.107±0.005b 0.111±0.002b 0.086±0.002a 0.070±0.000b 0.073±0.001b
12 h 0.140±0.001a 0.119±0.004b 0.120±0.002b 0.099±0.001a 0.079±0.001b 0.082±0.002b
16 h 0.185±0.001a 0.139±0.005b 0.142±0.002b 0.131±0.006a 0.098±0.004b 0.096±0.002b
a, b

Means (±SE) within a time and bacteria not sharing a common superscript differ (P<0.05). Values indicate the absorbance (A620nm) of the bacterial culture at the given time.

1

Control was incubated with PBS instead of the purified ovotransferrin.