Species-specific cell numbers in the biofilms after 64.5 h of incubation.

<p>The boxes show data from three independent experiments, each performed with triplicate biofilms. The different colours indicate the type of inoculum. Control: All ten species. LateStr: Inoculation without streptococci, addition of streptococci after 16.5 h. NoStr: No streptococci. NoStrNoAori: No streptococci, no <i>A</i>. <i>oris</i>. The boxes represent the inter-quartile range of the data points, the bar indicates the median. The whiskers cover the data points within the 1.5x inter quartile range. * indicates a significant difference (p ≤ 0.05) between the indicated box and the control, or between the boxes indicated by brackets.