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Fig. 1
Characteristics of two types of strains identified by response to ketamine
Fig. 2
Changes in cytotoxicity and phagocytosis in two groups of Enterococcus faecalis strains. The value 1.00 means no changes when compared with bacteria not treated with ketamine
Source of strains
Source
Number of strains
Upper respiratory tract
6
Cervical canal
4
Vagina
4
Wound
5
Urine (> 106 cfu/mL)
4
Bedsore
3
Sperm
1
Changes of relative values of protein peak after incubation of the enterococcal strains with ketamine. Group A+: strains increasing proliferation when cultured with ketamine; group B+ strains inhibited by ketamine; group A and B – strains cultured without ketamine. Grey bars: peaks typical for Enterococcus faecalis according to Stępień-Pyśniak D et al. [24]. Dark grey bars: the highest protein peak for all the measurements, considered as baseline for observed levels in other protein peaks (group A and B) and after the exposure to ketamine (group A+ and B+). Green color underlines the increase of peak value; the red color indicates decreased or missing peak when compared to strains not exposed to ketamine