Antibacterial Activity of Myristica fragrans against Oral Pathogens

Table 3

Mean MBC values of ethyl acetate and ethanol extracts of seed, flesh, and mace of Myristica fragrans against oral pathogens.

		Mean minimum bactericidal concentration
Bacteria species	Extracts	(MBC) value ± 0.00 (SD) (mg/mL)
		Flesh	Seed	Mace
Streptococcus mutans ATCC 25175	Ethyl acetate	2.5	40	ND
	Ethanol	10	20	40
Streptococcus mitis ATCC 6249	Ethyl acetate	1.25	40	40
	Ethanol	10	20	10
Streptococcus salivarius ATCC 13419	Ethyl acetate	0.625	320	ND
	Ethanol	10	80	640
Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans ATCC 29522	Ethyl acetate	20	40	ND
	Ethanol	20	40	80
Porphyromonas gingivalis ATCC 33277	Ethyl acetate	10	320	ND
	Ethanol	40	40	40
Fusobacterium nucleatum ATCC 25586	Ethyl acetate	ND	ND	ND
	Ethanol	ND	ND	ND

Lowest MIC value indicates the highest inhibitory effect.
ND: no detectable data.