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

Table 2

Minimal inhibitory concentration and minimal bactericidal concentration of M. spinosum extracts against methicillin-resistant S. aureus.

Mulinum spinosum ethyl acetate/n-hexane extracts
MIC/MBC (μg/mL)
MRSA	5 : 95%	50 : 50%	70 : 30%	20 : 80/30 : 70%	50 : 50/70 : 30/100 : 0%
S. aureus  NC4	500/1000	2000/4000	4000/8000	2000/4000	4000/8000
S. aureus  NC5	1000/2000	2000/4000	4000/8000	2000/4000	4000/8000
S. aureus  ATCC 43300	1000/1000	2000/4000	4000/4000	500/1000	4000/8000

NC: nasal carrier.