Parameters of bacterial morphology for Pseudomonas aeruginosa incubated in different concentration of erythromycin (EM)
| EM concentration µg·mL−1 | ||||
| 0 | 0.05 | 0.5 | 5 | |
| Viable count ×109 cfu·mL−1 | 6.40±3.5 | 5.08±4.16 | 8.11±1.12 | 7.81±5.08 |
| DL1 | 1.18±0.06 | 1.05±0.06* | 1.08±0.06* | 1.13±0.08 |
| DL2 | 1.16±0.06 | 1.03±.01* | 1.06±0.07* | 1.08±0.05* |
| R | 0.25±0.01 | 0.24±0.01* | 0.24±0.01* | 0.25±0.02 |
| H | 1.05±0.07 | 0.93±0.07* | 0.95±0.07* | 0.98±0.07 |
| A µm2 | 2.49±0.21 | 2.08±0.14* | 2.13±0.16* | 2.27±0.15* |
| V µm3 | 0.29±0.04 | 0.22±0.02* | 0.23±0.03* | 0.25±0.03 |
Data are shown as mean±sd and presented as µm unless otherwise stated
cfu: colony-forming units
DL: diagonal length
R: radius of cylinder and hemisphere
H: height of cylinder
A: surface area of bacillus
V: volume of bacillus
*: p<0.05 when compared with data obtained from experiments with no erythromycin
n=6