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Table 3 The mean expression ratios of the ALS1 and ALS3 genes in all the C. albicans biofilm samples compared to all the planktonic samples calculated with four different normalization strategies.

From: Development and evaluation of different normalization strategies for gene expression studies in Candida albicans biofilms by real-time PCR

Genes

Fold expression calculated with four different normalization strategies

ALS1

5HK

3HK

ACT1

cDNA

Mean

2.98

3.67

5.12

3.35

SD

1.64

2.11

2.33

1.53

Range

0.67–7.54

0.68–8.41

1.85–10.58

1.08–6.57

ALS3

5HK

3HK

ACT1

cDNA

Mean

0.069

0.083

0.15

0.10

SD

0.02

0.022

0.069

0.033

Range

0.042–0.13

0.044–0.14

0.072–0.35

0.046–0.16