Table 1.
Antibacterial activity of pomegranate fruit extracts against Streptococcus mutans and Rothia dentocariosa.
Cariogenic bacteria | Pomegranate juice extracts (μg/µl) | Pomegranate peel extracts (μg/µl) | Ampicillin (μg/µl) | |||
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MICa | MBCb | MIC | MBC | MIC | MBC | |
S. mutans ATCC 25175 | 25 | 40 | 10 | 15 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
R. dentocariosa Rd1 | 20 | 140 | 10 | 15 | 0.04 | 1.2 |
aMIC: minimum inhibitory concentration. bMBC: minimum bactericidal concentration.