Fig. 5
From: Invert emulsions alleviate biotic interactions in bacterial mixed culture
A Effect of the culture system on competition between antagonistic strains in a mixed culture, bacteria were co-inoculated with an initial density of 106 CFU mL−1. B Effect of varying initial densities on competition between antagonistic strains in a mixed culture. C Suggested bacterial segregation mechanism leading to the alleviation of competition and sensitivity of this property to inoculation levels. Green: C. maltaromaticum F2; brown: L. monocytogenes EGDe; filled circles, solid lines: classical setup; empty diamonds, dashed lines: invert emulsion. Error bars represent the SEM; a different superscript letter indicate a statistically significant difference (P value < 0.05)