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| S. aureus strains | Hemolysis (%) of sheep erythrocytes by CAB extracts | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Control (0) | CAB-E2 (100 μg/mL) | CAB-E4 (100 μg/mL) | |
| S. aureus ATCC 11632 | 100% | 43.1% ± 3.2** | 50.9% ± 1.4* |
| MSSA-A8 | 100% | 51.9% ± 2.8* | 55.6% ± 2.4* |
| MSSA-46 | 100% | 55.3% ± 1.8* | 52.4% ± 3.6* |
| MSSA-51 | 100% | 46.1% ± 2.4** | 55.7% ± 2.4* |
| MSSA-84 | 100% | 53.1% ± 3.4* | 56.5% ± 4.5* |
| MSSA-79 | 100% | 45.9% ± 4.1** | 57.7% ± 1.4* |
Hemolytic activity in untreated MSSA culture supernatant was set as 100%; values represent means ± SD (n = 3). *indicates P < 0.05 and **indicates P < 0.01 compared to the corresponding controls.