The Comparative Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Effect of Propolis with Chlorhexidine against Oral Pathogens: An In Vitro Study

Table 2

MIC and MBC/MFC values of EEP and CHX on the planktonic test microorganisms (μg/mL).

Strains	Agar dilution	Broth microdilution	Agar dilution	Broth microdilution
	EEP (MIC/MBC)	EEP (MIC/MBC)	CHX (MIC/MBC)	CHX-MIC/MBC
S. mutans	4/8	4/8	8/16	16/16
S. sobrinus	8/8	4/8	8/8	8/16
L. acidophilus	4/4	4/8	8/8	4/8
L. salivarius subsp. salivarius	2/4	2/4	4/4	2/4
A. actinomycetemcomitans	64/128	64/128	32/16	16/32
P. intermedia	8/8	8/8	16/16	16/16
P. gingivalis	32/64	32/64	8/16	16/32
S. aureus	16/16	8/16	16/16	16/32
E. faecalis	8/8	4/8	8/8	8/16
A. israelii	16/16	8/16	16/16	8/16
C. albicans	16/16	8/16	16/16	16/32