Table 4. Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) of fir (Abies alba Mill.) honeydew honey against Staphylococccus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis strains.
Honey sample | Staphylococcus spp. | |||||||||||
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S. aureus ATCC 25923 | S. aureus | MRSA1 | MRSA2 | S. epidermidis | MRSE | |||||||
γ/(g/mL) | ||||||||||||
MIC | MBC | MIC | MBC | MIC | MBC | MIC | MBC | MIC | MBC | MIC | MBC | |
1 | 0.025 | 0.05 | 0.025 | 0.05 | 0.025 | 0.05 | 0.0125 | 0.025 | 0.025 | 0.05 | 0.025 | 0.05 |
2 | 0.025 | 0.05 | 0.025 | 0.05 | 0.025 | 0.05 | 0.0125 | 0.025 | 0.0125 | 0.025 | 0.0125 | 0.025 |
3 | 0.0125 | 0.025 | 0.0125 | 0.025 | 0.025 | 0.05 | 0.0125 | 0.025 | 0.0125 | 0.025 | 0.0125 | 0.025 |
4 | 0.025 | 0.05 | 0.025 | 0.05 | 0.025 | 0.05 | 0.0125 | 0.025 | 0.0125 | 0.025 | 0.0125 | 0.025 |
Vancomycin | 10-6 | 10-6 | 5·10-7 | 10-6 | 10-6 | 10-6 | 10-6 | 10-6 | 7.5·10-7 | 7.5·10-7 | 2·10-6 | 2·10-6 |
MIC/MBC=99% of bacteriostatic and 99% of bacterial killing effect