Sonodynamic Excitation of Rose Bengal for Eradication of Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Bacteria

Table 2

SACT effect of RB on S. aureus cells at various initial concentrations.

log10𝐶0	RB concentration, 𝜇M
	0		1.5		3		5
	+*	−	+	−	+	−	+	−
6	5.0	5.7	1.4	5.3	0.8	4.2	0.01	3.6
7	6.0	6.9	3.7	5.8	2.9	5.6	1.7	5.6
9	7.9	8.9	6.6	8.5	6.3	7.8	5.4	7.5

*Plus (+) designates SACT treated samples and minus (−) designates controls. Treatment time was 1 h. 𝐶_𝑜: initial cell concentration, CFU mL⁻¹.