Table 1 The average swimming speed of PAO1, ΔdipA, ΔfimX and E. coli.

From: Dynamic swimming pattern of Pseudomonas aeruginosa near a vertical wall during initial attachment stages of biofilm formation

 

Average speed (μm/s)

P-value (away from wall vs. near wall)

Away from wall (h > 5 μm)

Near Wall (h < 5 μm)

PAO1

23.9 ± 6.0

39.3 ± 6.2

p < 0.01

ΔdipA

23.6 ± 3.9

28.1 ± 6.2

p > 0.05

ΔfimX

24.2 ± 5.0

36.4 ± 5.2

p < 0.01

E. coli

15.5 ± 3.9

29.2 ± 4.9

p < 0.01

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