Table 2.
Effect of the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC)a of ozonized oil (for growth) on sporulation (log CFU/ml) of the tested dermatophyte fungi.
| Dermatophyte fungi | Sporulation (log CFU/ml) |
% reductionc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Control | Ozonized oilb | ||
| Microsporum gypseum | 6.79 ± 0.32 | 4.90 ± 0.27 | 98.71 |
| M. canis | 6.79 ± 0.21 | 5.26 ± 0.32 | 97.05 |
| Trichophyton interdigitale | 5.65 ± 0.12 | 4.92 ± 0.26 | 81.33 |
| T. mentagrophytes | 5.61 ± 0.17 | 4.75 ± 0.32 | 86.34 |
| T. rubrum | 5.83 ± 0.08 | 5.28 ± 0.11 | 72.06 |
a
The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) is defined as the lowest ozonized oil concentration that reduced growth by 80% in comparison to the ozone-free controls.
b
Oil was dissolved in DEMSO.
c
Reduction in sporulation calculated as percentage from the control value.