Table 4 Relative variation ratio in growth states of resistant strains and non-resistant strains. In each cell, the value indicates the relative variation ratio in growth states from 5‰ salinity increased to 35‰ salinity.

From: The effect of environmental factors and migration dynamics on the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli in estuary environments

Nutrient status

Strain

lag phase

generation time

maximal biomass

100%

non-resistant

50.87%

85.07%

−2.71%

resistant

39.25%

60.45%

−1.82%

20%

non-resistant

71.77%

110.73%

−2.13%

resistant

53.69%

80.76%

−0.41%

10%

non-resistant

132.36%

130.05%

−1.90%

resistant

78.84%

86.17%

−0.36%