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. 2016 Jan 7;11(1):e0146349. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0146349

Table 4. Minimum bactericidal concentration (μg/mL) of Piper betle extracts against multidrug-resistant bacteria.

MDR bacterial strains Ethanol Extract Methanol Extract SC-CO2 15MPa SC-CO2 20Mpa
MRSA 1 312 312 1250 625
MRSA 2 156 312 625 625
MRSA 3 156 156 312 312
MRSA 4 78 156 312 312
MRSA 5 78 78 312 312
MRSA 6 156 312 625 625
MRSA 7 78 156 312 156
VRE 1 19 19 19 19
VRE 2 19 19 19 19
VRE 3 156 156 156 156
Escherichia coli ESBL(+) 312 312 1250 625
Klebsiella pneumoniae ESBL(+) 625 625 1250 625
K. pneumoniae CRE(+) 1 312 625 625 312
K. pneumoniae CRE(+) 2 312 312 1250 625
K. pneumoniae CRE(+) 3 625 625 1250 625
K. pneumoniae CRE(+) 4 312 312 625 312
Serratia marcescens CRE(+) 312 312 312 312
Pseudomonas aeruginosa MBL(+) 1 312 625 1250 625
P. aeruginosa MBL(+) 2 312 625 1250 625
P. aeruginosa MBL(+) 3 156 156 625 625
Acinetobacter baumannii MBL(+) 1 625 625 625 625
A. baumannii MBL(+) 2 312 1250 1250 625
A. baumannii MBL(+) 3 312 625 625 625
A. baumannii MBL(+) 4 312 312 625 312
A. baumannii MBL(+) 5 625 625 625 625

MDR bacterial strains: CRE- carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, ESβL- extended spectrum β- lactamase, MβL- metallo β-lactamase, MRSA- methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus, VRE- vancomycin resistant enterococci

SC-CO2 –supercritical carbon dioxide