TABLE 1.
COMSTAT analysis of architectural parameters of Candida tropicalis NCPF 3111 biofilms.
Biofilms 1 |
Biofilms 2 |
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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).