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Table 3 Variations in the biofilm formation profiles in S. aureus and P. aeuroginosa prior to and after treatment with different concentrations of SeNPs

From: Evaluation of the antibacterial and antibiofilm effect of mycosynthesized silver and selenium nanoparticles and their synergistic effect with antibiotics on nosocomial bacteria

S. aureus

P. aeuroginosa

Before treatment

Median (range)

After treatment

Median (range)

Wilcoxon signed rank test

p value

Before treatment

Median (range)

After treatment

Median (range)

Wilcoxon signed rank test

p value

At selenium concentration 250

Z = 3.75

0.0002

At selenium concentration 250

Z = 6.03

<0.0001

3 (3:3)

3 (0:3)

3 (2:3)

2 (0:3)

At selenium concentration 125

Z = 4.74

<0.0001

At selenium concentration 125

Z = 5.69

<0.0001

3 (3:3)

2 (0:3)

3 (2:3)

2 (0:3)

At selenium concentration 62.5

Z = 5.05

<0.0001

At selenium concentration 62.5

Z = 5.41

<0.0001

3 (3:3)

2 (0:3)

3 (2:3)

2 (0:3)

At selenium concentration 31.25

Z = 5.04

<0.0001

At selenium concentration 31.25

Z = 5.54

<0.0001

3 (3:3)

2 (0:3)

3 (2:3)

2 (0:3)

At selenium concentration 15.6

Z = 5.13

<0.0001

At selenium concentration 15.6

Z = 5.15

<0.0001

3 (3:3)

1 (0:3)

3 (2:3)

1 (0:3)

At selenium concentration 7.8

Z = 5.13

<0.0001

At selenium concentration 7.8

Z = 5.59

<0.0001

3 (3:3)

1 (0:3)

3 (2:3)

1 (0:3)

At selenium concentration 3.9

Z = 5.22

<0.0001

At selenium concentration 3.9

Z = 5.64

<0.0001

3 (3:3)

1 (0:3)

3 (2:3)

1 (0:3)

At selenium concentration 1.9

Z = 4.90

<0.0001

At selenium concentration 1.9

Z = 5.55

<0.0001

3 (3:3)

2 (0:3)

3 (2:3)

2 (0:3)

At selenium concentration 0.9

Z = 3.71

0.0002

At selenium concentration 0.9

Z = 3.71

0.0002

3 (3:3)

3 (0:3)

3 (2:3)

3 (0:3)