TABLE 3.

Bactericidal activities of selected antimicrobial peptides^a

Peptide code	Concn (fold MIC)	Pathogen	Maximal killing (% bacteria killed)	Time when maximal killing was reached
NRC-1	1	99-1	100	40
	10	99-1	100	20
	1	MS7953s	100	20
	10	MS7953s	100	10
	1	C. albicans	NK	NA
	10	C. albicans	90	240
NRC-3	1	99-1	90	20
	10	99-1	100	5
	1	MS7953s	97	60
	10	MS7953s	100	20
NRC-12	1	C. albicans	NK	NA
	10	C. albicans	90	240
NRC-13	1	K799	95	10
	10	K799	100	5
NRC-13 with NaCl	1	K799	5	60
	10	K799	100	20
NRC-13	1	MRSA	99	10
	10	MRSA	100	5
	1	C. albicans	25	240
	10	C. albicans	75	240
NRC-15	1	K799	60	60
	10	K799	98	10
	1	MRSA	100	20
	10	MRSA	100	5
NRC-16	1	C. albicans	35	240
	10	C. albicans	92	240
NRC-17	1	C. albicans	10	240
	10	C. albicans	95	240
NRC-19	1	MRSA	33	60
	10	MRSA	90	10
	1	K799	70	60
	10	K799	80	40

^aThe bacterial strains used are A. salmonicida (99-1), S. typhimurium (MS7953s), P. aeruginosa (K799), and MRSA. NK, no killing; NA, not available.