Figure 1.
Nitric oxide donor (SNP) inhibits NOS gene expression and biofilm formation in S. epidermidis. (A) SNPs of 0, 0.25, 0.5 and 1 mM exhibited no significant difference in the growth of S. epidermidis (p > 0.1). (B) The effect of SNP on the NOS gene was analyzed through fluorescent quantitative PCR (2-△△Ct method). (C, D) The effect of SNP on the biofilm formation of S. epidermidis was analyzed by crystal violet staining. Experimental data are presented as the mean ± SD obtained from three independent experiments. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001, ****p < 0.0001, ns, not significant.