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Table 1 The effect of Spermine NONOate and MAHMA NONOate on preformed biofilm

From: Systematic analysis of the ability of Nitric Oxide donors to dislodge biofilms formed by Salmonella enterica and Escherichia coli O157:H7

   

Probability > F (p = 0.05)*

Material

Strain

Incubation temperature

Spermine NONOate

MAHMA NONOate

Polypropylene

Salmonella 14028

4°C

n.s.

n.s.

Polypropylene

Salmonella 14028

22°C

n.s.

0.0049

Polypropylene

E.coli O157:H7

4°C

0.0273

n.s.

Polypropylene

E.coli O157:H7

22°C

0.0486

<.0001

Polypropylene

Salmonella cocktail

4°C

0.0036

0.0185

Polypropylene

Salmonella cocktail

22°C

0.0003

<.0001

Polystyrene

Salmonella 14028

4°C

0.0418

0.0229

Polystyrene

Salmonella 14028

22°C

n.s.

<.0001

Polystyrene

E.coli O157:H7

4°C

n.s.

n.s.

Polystyrene

E.coli O157:H7

22°C

n.s.

n.s.

Polystyrene

Salmonella cocktail

4°C

n.s.

0.0184

Polystyrene

Salmonella cocktail

22°C

0.0183

<.0001

  1. *Statistically significant effects (p < 0.05) of the NO donor treatments when compared with the untreated control; “n.s.” not statistically significant biofilm dispersion.
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