Percentage of filamentation
Dose (J) Continuous 2.5 Hz 250 Hz 2500 Hz
AB1157
0.13 1.0 ± 0.50 2.3 ± 0.58* 1.0 ± 0.40 1.7 ± 0.48
0.52 2.0 ± 0.82* 3.0 ± 1.00* 1.7 ± 0.59 2.7 ± 0.55*
1.04 5.0 ± 1.00* 7.3 ± 1.58* 7.0 ± 1.00* 2.0 ± 0.37*
BW527
0.13 8.7 ± 1.15* 8.0 ± 1.00* 6.7 ± 1.10* 6.0 ± 1.01
0.52 4.0 ± 1.00 4.4 ± 1.15 7.3 ± 0.59* 4.7 ± 0.54
1.04 4.3 ± 0.53 5.0 ± 1.02 3.3 ± 0.56 4.6 ± 1.52
BW9091
0.13 18.3 ± 1.25* 14.0 ± 2.60 22.3 ± 2.64* 11.3 ± 1.50
0.52 28.0 ± 2.65* 18.3 ± 2.08* 18.7 ± 1.53* 19.0 ± 1.73*
1.04 39.7 ± 2.52* 30.7 ± 2.10* 39.3 ± 2.11* 15.3 ± 1.52*
BH20
0.13 6.0 ± 1.00* 7.3 ± 1.15* 7.0 ± 0.04* 3.3 ± 0.59
0.52 6.3 ± 0.58* 4.7 ± 0.60* 6.3 ± 1.11* 4.3 ± 1.20*
1.04 9.7 ± 1.53* 5.0 ± 1.10* 8.3 ± 2.08* 4.3 ± 1.50*
BW375
0.13 7.7 ± 2.08 11.7 ± 1.50* 11.0 ± 1.73* 19.0 ± 2.65*
0.52 19.3 ± 2.10* 19.7 ± 0.53* 12.3 ± 3.06* 19.0 ± 1.00*
1.04 23.3 ± 1.43* 22.7 ± 2.52* 27.3 ± 2.50* 23.0 ± 2.55*
Controls: 0.2 ± 0.03 for AB1157, 4.7 ± 0.60 for BW527, 10.7 ± 2.08 for BW9091, 1.7 ± 0.58 for BH20, 6.7 ± 1.54 for BW375. (*) p<0.05 when compared with control group. Error bars indicate the standard deviation of the mean for n=2 independent experiments
Table 3: Percentage of filamentation in E. coli cultures exposed to low-level red laser in exponential growth phase.