Figure 3.
Effect of equol on the motility of E. coli. (a) Motility analyses were performed using semisolid agar plates containing equol at various concentrations. Carbapenem-resistant E. coli KBN12P05816 (1 × 106 CFU/mL) was inoculated in the center of the semisolid agar containing equol. The inoculated plates were incubated at 37 °C for 24 h and (b) the migration distance (mm) was measured. The error bars represent the means and standard deviations (SDs). Asterisks (*) indicate statistically significant differences (* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01 and *** p < 0.001) from the control.