TABLE 5.

Effectof aromatic compounds on growth and TSST-1 production of S. aureus strain MN8

Compound	Compound concn (%)	% Control
		Growth	TSST-1
Acetaminophen	0.50	13.2	10.8
	0.10	44.2	56.3
Acetyl tyrosine	0.50	19.9	47.1
	0.10	47.5	71.5
Benzyl alcohol	0.50	8.9	13.8
	0.10	49.7	43.5
Gallic acid	0.50	2.6	8.7
	0.10	45.0	41.4
p-Hydroxybenzoic acid	0.50	NDa	ND
methyl ester	0.10	21.4	20.7
PABA	0.40	ND	ND
	0.20	11.8	8.6
Phenoxyethanol	0.50	32.3	25.1
	0.10	54.3	42.3
Salicylic acid	0.50	ND	ND
	0.10	31.0	26.3
Salicylamide	0.50	14.5	11.3
	0.10	61.5	49.2
Vanillic acid	0.50	ND	ND
	0.10	24.5	38.5

^aND, not determined.