Research Article

Antimicrobial Effects and Resistant Regulation of Magnolol and Honokiol on Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Table 1

Antibacterial activity tests of magnolol against methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA).

S. aureus strainClassMagnolol (g/mLOxacillin 25 g/mL +
magnolol (g/mL
0110255001102550

ATCC25923MSSA++++++++++/−
ATCC33591MRSA++++++++++/−+++++++++
Clinical isolates
S. aureus 78MRSA+++++++++++++++
S. aureus M11MRSA++++++++++/−++++++
S. aureus 21-8MRSA++++++++++++++++/−
S. aureus 6-2MRSA+++++++++++++++
S. aureus 7-3MRSA++++++++++/−++++++
S. aureus 8-4-1MRSA++++++++++/−++++++
S. aureus 8-4-2MRSA++++++++++/−++++++
S. aureus 9-5MRSA++++++++++/−++++++
S. aureus 13-7MRSA++++++++++++++++/−
S. aureus 27-9MRSA+++++++++++++++
S. aureus 47-10MRSA++++++++++/−+/−
S. aureus 105-13MRSA++++++++++/−++++++
S. aureus 106-14MRSA++++++++++/−+++++++/−

+++: growing very well; +/−: growing slightly; —: no growth.