Table 2.
Results of the minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC, mg/mL) and minimal bactericidal concentration (MBC, mg/mL) of the seaweed extracts against foodborne pathogens (n = 3).
| May | June | July | August | September | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIC | MBC | MIC | MBC | MIC | MBC | MIC | MBC | MIC | MBC | |
| Escherichia coli | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | >10 |
| Salmonella enteritidis | 10 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | >10 |
| Enterococcus faecalis | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Listeria monocytogenes | 10 | >10 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 5 | >10 |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 10 | >10 | 5 | 5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 10 | 10 |
| Bacillus cereus | >10 | n.d. | 10 | >10 | 10 | >10 | 10 | >10 | >10 | n.d. |
n.d.—not determined