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. 2022 Oct 13;21:43. doi: 10.1186/s12941-022-00534-2

Table 4.

Comparison of Assay Grade and Hyaluronidase Activity by GBS Serotype

Serotype III N = 117 Serotype V N = 39 All other Serotypes N = 72 Serotype IIIvs. Other Serotype V vs. Other
Variable M SD M SD M SD t p t p
Granada 2.68 0.93 1.90 0.75 2.26 0.81 3.28 0.001 − 2.34 0.022
Hemolysis 2.07 0.78 2.01 0.73 2.24 0.70 −1.53 0.127 − 1.56 0.123
SBCB 2.75 1.01 1.78 0.78 2.62 0.95 0.92 0.360 − 4.96  < 0.001
Hyaluronidase Activity (mg/ml) 0.71 1.79 9.76 5.15 4.21 6.86 −4.24  < 0.001 4.81  < 0.001

This table presents an analysis of the hyaluronidase activity, Granada pigment and SBCB scores from GBS isolate serotype III and serotype V groups compared to all other isolates