TABLE 4.
Inhibitory Minimal Concentration (MIC) of the subfractions of propolis expressed in μg/mL against bacteria without cell walls (mollicutes).
| Subfraction | M. genitalium | M. capricolum | M. pneumoniae | M. hominis |
| FM06 | 250a,a | 500a,b | 250a,a | 500a,b |
| FM09 | 250a,a | 500a,b | 125a,a | 500a,b |
| FM14 | 500b,b | 500a,b | 250b,a | 250b,a |
| FM24 | 500b,b | 500a,b | 250b,a | 250b,a |
| FM34 | 500b,b | 500a,b | 250b,a | 250b,a |
| FM45 | 15.62c,c | 250b,b | 125d,a | 125d,a |
| SH-9 | 50c | NT | NT | NT |
| SH-19 | >100 | NT | NT | NT |
| SH-44 | 100 | NT | NT | NT |
| SH-56 | >100 | NT | NT | NT |
| PC | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
NT = not tested; PC = positive control (azithromycin). Data with equal uppercase letters in the same column (before the comma) or in the same line (after the comma) mean no statistical difference among each other (p > 0.05); in a confidence interval of 95%.