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. 2015 Nov 8;2015:918624. doi: 10.1155/2015/918624

Table 3.

The metabolic activity of single and mixed biofilms when exposed to bakuchiol was measured. Values represent absorbance using XTT reduction assay.

Biofilms Untreated Bakuchiol Amphotericin B
Single species
C. albicans 1.042 ± 0.049 0.417 ± 0.085α 0.266 ± 0.046α,β
C. dubliniensis 0.279 ± 0.016 0.274 ± 0.029 0.174 ± 0.026α,β
C. glabrata 0.723 ± 0.040 0.896 ± 0.096 0.353 ± 0.061α,β
C. krusei 0.467 ± 0.048 0.400 ± 0.085 0.228 ± 0.079α,β
C. lusitaniae 0.192 ± 0.016 0.182 ± 0.017 0.242 ± 0.030α,β
C. tropicalis 0.351 ± 0.037 0.243 ± 0.032α 0.376 ± 0.056β

Mixed species
C. albicans
 + C. dubliniensis 0.435 ± 0.024 0.205 ± 0.015α 0.201 ± 0.023α
+ C. glabrata 1.023 ± 0.054 0.962 ± 0.104 0.527 ± 0.036α,β
+ C. krusei 0.444 ± 0.014 0.315 ± 0.018α 0.330 ± 0.032β
+ C. lusitaniae 0.292 ± 0.013 0.246 ± 0.014 0.232 ± 0.025
+ C. tropicalis 0.289 ± 0.019 0.210 ± 0.025 0.198 ± 0.015β

P < 0.01 compared to others in their respective groups; single and mixed species biofilms.

α P < 0.05 compared to the untreated samples.

β P < 0.05 compared to bakuchiol-treated samples.