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. 2015 Jun 18;10(6):e0130385. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0130385

Table 2. Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) of thiazole compounds 1–6, clindamycin, and rifampicin (triplicate samples) against nine methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus pseudintermedius and six methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius isolates.

Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus pseudintermedius Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius
Compound Number/Antibiotic MIC50 1 (μg/mL) MIC Range(μg/mL) MBC50 2 (μg/mL) MBC Range(μg/mL) MIC50 (μg/mL) MIC Range(μg/mL) MBC50(μg/mL) MBC Range (μg/mL)
1 0.35 0.17–1.38 0.46 0.17–2.77 0.69 0.35–1.38 0.92 0.35–1.38
2 0.30 0.15–0.61 0.61 0.15–2.42 0.46 0.15–0.61 0.61 0.30–0.81
3 0.71 0.18–0.94 0.71 0.18–1.41 0.48 0.18–1.41 0.71 0.18–1.41
4 0.73 0.18–2.94 1.10 0.18–2.94 1.47 0.37–1.47 1.47 0.31–2.94
5 0.42 0.21–1.67 0.42 0.21–6.67 0.42 0.21–1.67 0.42 0.21–3.34
6 0.80 0.20–1.60 1.06 0.20–3.19 0.40 0.20–1.60 0.80 0.20–1.60
Clindamycin 0.48 0.24–61.37 0.48 0.24- >61.37 0.48 0.24- >30.69 30.69 0.24- >61.37
Rifampicin <0.41 <0.41 <0.41 <0.41 <0.41 <0.41 <0.41 <0.41

1MIC50 corresponds to the lowest concentration of each test agent that inhibited growth in 50% of bacterial isolates screened.

2MBC50 corresponds to the lowest concentration of each test agent that killed 50% of bacterial isolates screened.