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. 2012 Jan 18;7(1):e29439. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0029439

Table 1. In vitro susceptibility against representative strains of clinically relevant bacterial pathogens for merochlorin A.

Susceptibility Test MIC (mg/L)
Broth Microdilution Agar Dilution
Streptococcus pneumoniae (D39) 2 ND
Streptococcus pyogenes (5448, NZ131) 4 ND
Streptococcus agalactiae (COH1) 4 ND
Bacillus cereus 2 ND
Staphylococcus epidermidis (ATCC12228) 4 ND
MRSA (ATCC33591) 2 1
MSSA (ATCC29213) 4 2
Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium 2 1
Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis 1 1
Clostridium dificile ATCC 700057 0.3 ND
Clostridium dificile (BI) 0.15 ND
Pseudomonas aeruginosa >64 >64
Escherichia coli ATCC25922 >64 >64
Enterobacter cloacae >64 >64
Acinetobacter baumanii >64 >64
Klebsiella pnemoniae >64 >64