Table II.
Susceptibility of Corynebacterium spp. isolates (19 strains) to zinc oxide (ZnO) in vitro
| Strains growth-inhibited (MIC) or dead (MBC) at each ZnO concentration, n | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≢3.2 mg/l | 16 mg/l | 80 mg/l | 400 mg/l | 2,000 mg/l | 10,000 mg/l | >50,000 mg/l | |
| Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) | 2a | 5b | 10c | 2d | |||
| Minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) | 1e | 3f | 8g | 7h | |||
a
1 C. kroppenstedtii and 1 C. ureicelerivorans.
b
1 C. kroppenstedtii and 4 C. tuberculostearicum.
c
2 C. tuberculostearicum, 7 C. ureicelerivorans and 1 C. spp.
d
1 C. tuberculostearicum and 1 C. spp.
e
1 C. kroppenstedtii.
f
2 C. tuberculostearicum and 1 C. ureicelerivorans.
g
1 C. kroppenstedtii, 4 C. tuberculostearicum, 2 C. ureicelerivorans and 1 C. spp.
h
1 C. tuberculostearicum, 5 C. ureicelerivorans and 1 C. spp.