Figure 5: Exophiala dermatitidis biofilm formation.

Optical density at 620 nm (OD620) as measured after staining with crystal violet (CV), and optical density at 492 nm (OD492) after XTT reduction. Each data point represents the mean of at least three independent experiments. P1, P2, P10 = invasive E. dermatitidis isolates from non-CF patients. CF1, CF2, CF4, CF39, CF38 = E. dermatitidis isolates from CF patients. C.a. = Candida albicans. CFU = colony-forming units.