Figure 5.
Percentage of microbial adhesion (mean ± SD) to persimmon extract rich in carotenoids (PEC)-treated HaCaT monolayer cells. PEC treatment at MIC/4 led to a significant decrease of microbial adhesion to HaCaT cells over time, as compared to the negative control (**** p < 0.0001, *** p < 0.001, ** p < 0.01, * p < 0.05, ns p > 0.05, ANOVA, and Dunnett’s post hoc test). Microorganisms: (A) Cutibacterium acnes, (B) Staphylococcus epidermidis, (C) Escherichia coli, (D) Staphylococcus aureus, (E) Candida albicans, and (F) Trichophyton rubrum.