Table 1 |
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Statistical results of the survival assays. |
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χ2- statistics |
p-value |
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E. coli OP50 versus S. aureus |
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LB agar medium |
35.1154 |
<0.0001 |
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TS agar medium |
23.5703 |
<0.0001 |
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NGM medium |
0.0054 |
0.9413 |
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S. aureus |
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LB agar medium - TS agar medium |
0.0000 |
0.9995 |
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LB agar medium - NGM medium |
39.6801 |
<0.0001 |
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TS agar medium - NGM medium |
28.8096 |
<0.0001 |
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E. coli OP50 |
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LB agar medium - TS agar medium |
7.6000 |
0.0058 |
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LB agar medium - NGM medium |
0.2212 |
0.6382 |
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TS agar medium - NGM medium |
11.9542 |
0.0005 |
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Paired log-rank test to evaluate the effect of growth medium and bacterium type on the lifespan of C. elegans. The resulting χ2 and p-values indicate a significantly shorter lifespan when grown on S. aureus on LB or TS agar and E. coli on TS agar. |
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Bogaerts et al. Biology Direct 2010 5:11 doi:10.1186/1745-6150-5-11 |
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