Table 2– Headspace hydrogen cyanide (HCN) concentrations for mucoid and nonmucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa samples
PhenotypeSamples nHCN concentration ppbv
24 h48 h72 h96 h
Mucoid4843 (12–136)127 (35–418)525 (84–2234)747 (91–3107)
Nonmucoid4899 (22–350)626 (27–2279)2196 (36–5528)1441 (78–6429)
  • Data are presented as median (interquartile range), unless otherwise stated. ppbv: parts per billion by volume.