Table 5.
Tested microorganism |
Percentage of surviving cells(% Optical density) |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Biocidal polymers | ||||||
Va | VIa | VIIb | VIIIb | IXb | Xb | |
Escherichia coli |
- |
29 |
25 |
28 |
28 |
27 |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
25 |
27 |
27 |
27 |
27 |
28 |
Salmonella typhi |
26 |
28 |
26 |
26 |
28 |
28 |
Staphylococcus aureus |
24 |
27 |
26 |
29 |
26 |
27 |
Aspergillus niger |
24 |
27 |
24 |
27 |
27 |
26 |
Aspergillus flavus |
24 |
28 |
24 |
27 |
27 |
25 |
Candida albicans |
25 |
26 |
24 |
26 |
27 |
27 |
Cryptpcoccus neoformans | 25 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 |
a MIC = 25 mg/mL. b MIC = 12.5 mg/mL.