Research Article
Involvement of the Bacillus SecYEG Pathway in Biosurfactant Production and Biofilm Formation
Table 3
The ability of strains to form biofilm-like structures: comparison of Congo Red and crystal violet assays.
| | Isolate no. | Biofilm formation | | Congo Red | Crystal violet assay |
| | NM2 | Biof (3+) | Biof (3+) | | NM4 | Biof (+1) | Biof (2+) | | NM7 | Biof (+1) | Biof (2+) | | NM8 | Biof (+1) | Biof (+1) | | NM9 | Biof (+1) | Biof (+1) | | NM11 | Biof (2+) | Biof (3+) | | NM13 | Biof (+1) | Biof (+1) | | NM23 | Biof (3+) | Biof (3+) | | NM24 | Biof (+1) | Biof (+1) | | NM26 | Biof (+1) | Biof (2+) | | NM37 | Biof (2+) | Biof (3+) | | VG8 | Biof (+1) | Biof (2+) | | VG19 | Biof (+1) | Biof (2+) | | VG21 | Biof (+1) | Biof (+1) | | VG7 | Biof (3+) | Biof (3+) | | VG9 | Biof (+1) | Biof (+1) | | VG12 | Biof (+1) | Biof (+1) | | VG13 | Biof (+1) | Biof (+1) | | VG15 | Biof (+1) | Biof (+1) | | VG37 | Biof (2+) | Biof (3+) | | VG8 | Biof (+1) | Biof (+1) | | NM25 | Biof (2+) | Biof (2+) |
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Biof (3+): strong biofilm formation. Biof (2+): moderate formation of Biofilm; Biof (+1): low biofilm formation.
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