Figure 1

Cell surface hydrophobicity (A) and autoaggregation (B) of S. suis strains belonging to different serotypes. A Hydrophobicities were examined by MATH assay. Bars indicate the standard deviation from six independent experiments. B Quantitative autoaggregation assay. Bars represent standard deviations from three independent experiments. For statistical analysis, one-way analyses of variance (ANOVAs) with Tukey’s multiple comparisons tests were performed. Differences that are not indicated are not significant. Significant differences are indicated (*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, and ***p < 0.001). Brackets (}) refer to differences to each column below the bracket.