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. 2021 Feb 2;11:598834. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.598834

TABLE 1.

COMSTAT analysis of architectural parameters of Candida tropicalis NCPF 3111 biofilms.

Biofilms 1
Biofilms 2
Untreated AmB SMIC80 Untreated AmB SMIC80
Bio-volume (μm3 μm–2) 2.69 ± 0.23 0.59 ± 0.05* 1.43 ± 0.03# 0.55 ± 0.02*
Average micro-colony volume (μm3) 3.63 ± 0.28 0.75 ± 0.021* 1.30 ± 0.06# 0.65 ± 0.02*#
Surface to bio-volume ratio (μm2 μm–3) 7.21 ± 0.27 6.30 ± 0.29* 5.62 ± 0.09# 7.55 ± 0.18*#
Roughness coefficient (Ra*) 1.00 ± 0.01 1.32 ± 0.02* 1.00 ± 0.01 1.31 ± 0.02*
Average diffusion distance (μm) 0.07 ± 0.00 0.21 ± 0.01* 0.05 ± 0.00# 0.18 ± 0.01*
Surface coverage (%) 96.57 ± 5.30 35.03 ± 1.70* 98.74 ± 1.63 43.89 ± 1.50*#

All experiments were performed in triplicate, and numerical data are presented as means ± standard deviation. *Denotes statistical significance at p < 0.01 for comparisons with untreated biofilms. #Denotes statistical significance at p < 0.01 for comparisons between AmB-treated biofilms (B1 and B2).