Table 2.
Cell length measurement of S. mutans cells treated for three hours with different concentrations of LMM fractions of both mushroom or chicory extracts in comparison with control cells at the same time
|
Microorganism |
Growth condition |
Cell length (μm) |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Min. value | Max. value | Mode | ||
|
S. mutans |
control |
0.78 |
0.16 |
0.48 |
1.28 |
0.59 |
| Mushroom 1x a |
0.89 |
0.18 |
0.56 |
1.47 |
0.78 |
|
| Mushroom 2x |
0.98 |
0.23 |
0.60 |
1.82 |
0.84 |
|
| Chicory 2x a |
0.86 |
0.18 |
0.55 |
1.46 |
0.75 |
|
| Chicory 6x | 0.95 | 0.23 | 0.60 | 1.60 | 0.82 | |
a Subinhibitory dose.