Antibacterial Activity of Mulinum spinosum Extracts against Slime-Producing Staphylococcus aureus and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Nasal Carriers

Table 1

Minimal inhibitory concentration and minimal bactericidal concentration of M. spinosum extracts against slime-producing S. aureus.

Mulinum spinosum ethyl acetate/n-hexane extracts
MIC/MBC (μg/mL)
Slime-producing strains	5 : 95%	50 : 50%	70 : 30%	20 : 80/30 : 70%	50 : 50/70 : 30/100 : 0%
S. aureus NC1	500/1000	500/1000	2000/4000	500/1000	2000/4000
S. aureus NC2	500/1000	500/1000	4000/8000	500/1000	2000/4000
S. aureus NC3	500/1000	1000/2000	4000/8000	2000/1000	2000/4000
S. aureus ATCC 35556	1000/2000	1000/2000	4000/4000	1000/1000	4000/8000

NC: nasal carrier.