TABLE 1.
Contribution of subpopulations to total cell population associated with chitin and silicon surfaces
| Surfacea | % Subpopulation (mean ± SD)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chiA positive-chitinase positive | chiA positive-chitinase negative | chiA negative-chitinase negative | chiA negative-chitinase positive | Cell negative-chitinase positive | |
| Chitin | 25.2 ± 7.1 | 31.8 ± 8.7 | 39.0 ± 12.4 | 1.33 ± 0.19 | 1.61 ± 0.29 |
| Silicon | 20.8 ± 4.6 | 44.2 ± 8.2 | 32.7 ± 6.1 | 1.25 ± 0.27 | 0.88 ± 0.26 |
a
A total of 1,780 and 1,149 cells were counted on the chitin and silicon surfaces, respectively.