Research Article

Determination of the In Vitro and In Vivo Antimicrobial Activity on Salivary Streptococci and Lactobacilli and Chemical Characterisation of the Phenolic Content of a Plantago lanceolata Infusion

Table 3

In vitro antimicrobial activity of P. lanceolata, expressed in terms of minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC).

Species MIC90
(mg/mL)
MBC
(mg/mL)

Streptococcus bovis 0.50 1
Streptococcus mitis 0.25 0.50
Streptococcus mutans 0.501
Streptococcus sobrinus 0.50 1
Streptococcus parasanguinis 1 2
Streptococcus viridans 0.500.50
Lactobacillus casei 0.752