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. 2019 Sep 16;9:8012. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-44304-1

Figure 8.

Figure 8

Activity of compounds against MRSA strains. (A) Confirmation of MRSA strains. MIC values for MSSA (ATCC 25923) and six MRSA strains were analyzed by the concentration diffusion assay using an E-test on MHA plate. Arrow indicates the MIC of oxacillin for individual strains. The data shown are representatives of n = 3. (B) PCR confirmation of the mecA gene. PCR amplification using mecA-specific primer sets was performed for MSSA (ATCC 25923, Lane 1) and 6 MRSA strains (Lanes 2–7). M indicates DNA size marker (GeneRuler 100 bp Plus DNA ladder; Thermo Scientific). Asterisk (*) indicates non-specific PCR product. (C) Growth analysis of MRSA strains against compounds and streptomycin. Different concentrations of compounds were added to ATCC 25923 cells and cultured for 24 h. One representative experimental data from n = 5 was shown. (D) Determination of MIC. The values (μg/mL) were averaged from n = 5. All photographed images shown in (A) to (C) were processed in Adobe Illustrator CS6 (v16.0.0, Adobe Systems Inc., USA).