Table 4.
Specific activities of homicorcin and nisin A.
MIC (μM) | ||
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Indicator strain | Homicorcin | Nisin A |
Staphylococcus simulans 22 | 2.34 | 0.39 |
Staphylococcus aureus SG511 | 6.25 | 0.39 |
Micrococcus luteus ATCC1856 | 4.69 | 0.78 |
Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) | 36.0 | 12.5 |
Methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA1) | 36.0 | 12.5 |
Escherichia coli DH5α | ND | ND |
ND is for indicator growth inhibition not detected at the highest concentration of peptides used.