Table 1 Strains and colonization methodology
Species | Strain Designation | Inoculum concentration (CFU/mL) | Inoculation duration (hours) | Number of replicates per experiment | Number of experiments completed | Colonization on un-patterned controls (Average log10(CFU) across experiments) | Colonization on Micro-patterned samples (Average log10(CFU) across experiments) | Repeatability of control colonization (repeatability standard deviation) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MRSA | ATCC700698 | 5E + 07 | 1 | 3 or 4 | 3 | 5.83 | 3.72 | 0.05 |
P. aeruginosa | ATCC9027 | 5E + 06 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2.78 | 1.22 | 0.53 |
P. aeruginosa | ATCC10197 | 5E + 06 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3.62 | 2.26 | 1.94 |
P. aeruginosa | PA14ΔbifA | 1E + 07 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3.96 | 1.72 | 0.44 |
E. coli | ATCC700336 | 5E + 07 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3.51 | 1.21 | 0.57 |
K. pneumoniae | ATCC27799 | 5E + 07 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4.93 | 2.01 | 1.57 |
A. baumannii | ATCC19606 | 1E + 07 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2.74 | 0.88 | 0.32 |