Biofilm Formation by Mycobacterium bovis: Influence of Surface Kind and Temperatures of Sanitizer Treatments on Biofilm Control

Table 4

Influence of various factors on the formation of biofilms by strains of Mycobacterium bovis.

	Biofilm mass (𝐴600)
Incubation time (n = 72)
Week 2	0.818^B
Week 3	1.200^A
Week 4	1.134^A
Cell contact surface (n = 72)
Cement	1.317^A
Ceramic	0.927^B
Stainless steel	0.866^C
Growth supplement (n = 72)
Liver extract and OADC	1.126^A
Liver extract alone	1.054^AB
OADC alone	0.975^B
Bacterial strain (n = 108)
BCG	1.059^A
MBV1	1.044^A

OADC: a growth supplement containing oleic-acid, albumin, dextrose, and catalase. Means in the same column not followed by the same upper case letters is significantly different (P < 0.05).