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This experiment was repeated multiple times and the pilus deficient variant showed a 3 to 4 fold decrease in biofilm formation compared to its isogenic parent strain in every experiment.
Strain M37-1 lacks expression of pili as indicated by absence of hemagglutination and absence of a 22 kDa band on SDS-PAGE corresponding to pilin [ 34 ] . In an experiment comparing biofilm formation in 4 duplicate wells, strain M37-1, the pilus deficient variant, yielded an average optical density of 0.204 whereas its isogenic parent strain, M37, yielded an average optical density of 0.884.
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The sore feelings of a harassed parent bringing up mischievous boys might be soothed by the Shetland motto Mony a pellit [troublesome] foal haes made a good horse or Dere broken pots in aa lands , as a reminder that the problem is universal.