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. 2022 Nov 9;27(22):7686. doi: 10.3390/molecules27227686

Table 6.

Minimmum biofilm inhibitory concentration (MBIC50 µg mL−1) of extracts from stingless bees (1—S. postica, 2—T. clavipes, 3—M. q. quadrifasciata, 4—T. fiebrigi).

Sample Gram-Positive Bacteria Gram-Negative Bacteria
P. larvae ATCC 9545 B. cereus ATCC 10987 B. subtilis ATCC 6633 E. coli ATCC 11229
1 23.57 ± 2.53 1.45 ± 0.37 5.90 ± 0.90 280.86 ± 57.60 *
2 111.97 ± 25.51 0.06 ± 0.01 0.049 ± 0.001 53.39 ± 4.60
3 97.91 ± 4.06 0.04 ± 0.002 0.035 ± 0.001 50.76 ± 2.97
4 16.57 ± 2.00 0.21 ± 0.02 0.21 ± 0.011 311.47 ± 29.82

MBIC50: minimum biofilm inhibitory concentration, defined as the lowest concentration of extract capable of reducing biofilm formation by 50% compared to the control assay (* IC25, µg mL−1).