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Antimicrobial Activity of Few Medicinal Plants against Clinically Isolated Human Cariogenic Pathogens—An In Vitro Study

Table 1

Isolation of the dental caries samples in various culture media under different growth conditions.
Culture method
S. no.Name of the organismAerobicMicroaerophilicAnaerobic
NABAMACSDABHIBA +20% SUCTGATYCSBBHIBA +20% SUC
1Streptococcus mutans++No Growth−+++−
2Candida albicans−−+−−−−
NA—nutrient agar; BA—blood agar; Mac—macConKey agar; SDA—sadouraud dextrose agar; TGA—thioglycolate agar; BHIBA + 20%—brain heart infusion blood agar + 20% sucrose; TYCSB—trypticase yeast extract cystine sucrose bacitracin Agar.
+: Present.
−: Absent.