Figure 1

Time based CFU analysis. The ability of Streptococcus mutans to colonize was increased in the presence of sucrose. The quantity of biofilms formation was increased up to 12 h incubation time. Error bars present standard deviations. Comparison of 0% sucrose (*), 0.1% sucrose (†), 1% sucrose (‡), statistically significant with P<0.05. CFU, colony-forming unit.