Table 3 Cholesterol uptake, Cell surface hydrophobicity, Adherence ability, Auto-aggregation (%), Co-aggregation (%), and Hemolytic activity of isolates tested. Values shown are means ± standard deviations (n = 3).

67.20 ± 1.21^a

62.10 ± 1.33^ab

67.10 ± 1.10^a

69.30 ± 1.10^a

58.70 ± 1.10^a

57.30 ± 1.85^a

65.10 ± 1.10^a

63.60 ± 1.50^a

65.30 ± 2.08^a

73.40 ± 1.33^a

56.50 ± 1.33^a

54.70 ± 0.98^a

32.10 ± 1.04^b

58.20 ± 1.79^bc

59.10 ± 0.81^b

64.20 ± 1.50^b

34.30 ± 1.56^b

33.80 ± 1.39^b

13.40 ± 0.52^c

50.30 ± 1.03^d

52.70 ± 1.79^d

55.90 ± 1.62^d

32.10 ± 1.39^bc

31.10 ± 1.50^b

09.20 ± 0.64^d

54.60 ± 1.27^cd

55.90 ± 1.56^cd

53.70 ± 1.10^d

28.20 ± 0.92^c

29.20 ± 1.21^b