Table 7.
Antimicrobial activity of MGEOs 1-3 (MIC *, mg/mL).
| Samples |
E. coli NRRL B-3008 |
S. aureus ATCC 6538 |
S. typhimurium ATCC 13311 |
L. monocytogenes ATCC 19111 |
K. pneumoniae NCTC 9633 |
C. albicans ATCC 90028 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MGEO-1 (wild) | >10 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| MGEO-2 (wild) | >10 | >10 | >10 | >10 | 5 | 2.5 |
| MGEO-3 (cultivated) | >10 | >10 | 5 | >10 | >10 | 2.5 |
| Chloramphenicol ** | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Amoxicillin ** | 0.25 | >32 | <0.062 | <0.062 | <0.062 | |
| Amphotericin B ** | - | - | - | - | - | 0.125 |
* MIC: Minimum inhibitory concentration, ** positive controls’ MICs are expressed in µg/mL, -: not tested.