Journal: Poultry Science
Article Title: Biofilm formation by clinical Clostridium perfringens isolates and its suppression by thymol
doi: 10.1016/j.psj.2026.106409
Figure Lengend Snippet: Baseline biofilm formation of Clostridium perfringens clinical isolates. Biofilm biomass was quantified by crystal violet staining followed by the absorbance measurement at optical density 570 (OD 570 ) after 24-hour incubation under static anaerobic conditions (n = 4 replicates per isolate) (A) without glucose supplementation (B) with 1% glucose supplementation. Data were analyzed by one-way ANOVA and considered significant at P < 0.05. Values (Mean ± SEM) without a common letter were significantly different between the isolates. Optical density cut-off (OD C ) was calculated by adding the mean OD 570 value of the medium BYC/ST with 3x Standard Deviation (SD) (0.10). Isolates with OD 570 values less than 2xOD C (0.2) were classified as weak biofilm formers (all isolates inside red-dotted box: M45, M62, M67, M70, M71, M76, M77, CP15, SM101), OD 570 values between 2 - 4xOD C (0.2-0.8) were classified as moderate biofilm formers (all isolates inside black-dotted box: M47, M58, M59, M61, M64, M65, M68, TpeL17, Del1, ATCC), and OD 570 values above 4xOD C (>0.8) were classified as strong biofilm formers (all isolates inside green-dotted box: N79, N80, N82, N83).
Article Snippet: Fig 3 dummy alt text Motility test assessed for eight Clostridium perfringens strains (M45, M61, M62, N79, N82, ATCC, TpeL17, and Del1).
Techniques: Staining, Incubation, Standard Deviation