Table 2.
Antimicrobial activity of purified peocin and antibiotics against diverse pathogens.
| Pathogen | Purified Peocin (µg/mL) |
Kanamycin (µg/mL) |
Pathogen | Purified Peocin (µg/mL) |
Kanamycin (µg/mL) |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIC | MBC | MIC | MBC | MIC | MBC | MIC | MBC | ||
| Aeromonas hydrophila | 20 | 40 | 0.5 | 2.0 | Staphylococcus aureus | 20 | 50 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Streptococcus agalactise | 30 | 50 | 2.0 | 4.0 | Salmonella typhimurium | 30 | 60 | 1 | 2.0 |
| Streptococcus iniae | 30 | 60 | 3.0 | 6.0 | Listeria monocytogenes | 40 | 60 | 1 | 3.0 |
| Vibrio vulnificus a | 30 | 40 | Non b | Non b |
Methicillin-resistant
S. aureus (MRSA) a |
Non b | Non b | Non b | Non b |
| Vibrio parahaemolyticus a | 30 | 40 | Non b | Non b | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 40 | 60 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| Vibrio alginolyticus | 30 | 50 | 3.0 | 6.0 | Porphyromonas gingivalis | 30 | 60 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Debaryomyces hansenii | 50 | 80 | Non b | Non b | Prevotella nigrescens | 20 | 50 | 1 | 3.0 |
| Escherichia coli | 20 | 30 | 1.0 | 2.0 | Propionbacterium acnes | 20 | 40 | 1 | 2.0 |
a Antibiotic-resistant pathogens. b Non indicates an antibiotic with no antimicrobial potency against the pathogen.