Fig 5.

Effect of co-colonizing CoNS on S. aureus biofilm biomass in co-culture biofilms in (A) cases and (B) controls. The effect was calculated based on log₂ fold change from S. aureus mono-species biofilm biomass. Effect on biofilm biomass was arbitrarily classified based on log₂ fold change as follows: “no effect” (> -0.1 to <0.1); “weak, positive” (0.1 to <0.4); “moderate, positive” (0.4 to <0.9); “strong, positive” (>0.9); “weak, negative” (-0.1 to < -0.4); “moderate, negative” (-0.4 to < -0.9).