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

Table 2

Morphological and biochemical identification for the confirmation of the isolated microbes.
S. no.Name of the organismColony morphologyGrams rxnCatalaseOxidaseSorbitolMannitolGerm tube test
1Streptococcus mutansHemolytic pinpoint coloniesGram +ve cocci, scattered, and in small colonies−ve−ve+ve+ve×
2Candida albicansWhite, large, round, opaque colonies or large creamy concave colonies.Gram +ve budding yeast cells××××+ve
+ve: positive; −ve: negative; ×: absent.