Research Article
The Influence of Interfering Substances on the Antimicrobial Activity of Selected Quaternary Ammonium Compounds
Table 1
Minimum bactericidal concentration for P. fluorescens, B. cereus, and the consortium with and without interfering substances.
| | MBC (mgL−1) | | | | BAC | CTAB | QAC combination |
| | Control | B. cereus | 10 | 20 | 3 | | P. fluorescens | 35 | 35 | 35 | | Consortium | 20 | 35 | 35 |
| | BSA | B. cereus | 10 | 20 | 5 | | P. fluorescens | 35 | 20 | 35 | | Consortium | 20 | 35 | >35 |
| | ALG | B. cereus | 5 | 5 | 5 | | P. fluorescens | 35 | 35 | 35 | | Consortium | >35 | 35 | 20 |
| | YE | B. cereus | 20 | 3 | 5 | | P. fluorescens | 35 | 35 | >35 | | Consortium | 35 | >35 | >35 |
| | HA | B. cereus | 35 | 5 | 20 | | P. fluorescens | >35 | >35 | >35 | | Consortium | >35 | >35 | >35 |
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