Research Article

Polyprenols of Ginkgo biloba Enhance Antibacterial Activity of Five Classes of Antibiotics

Table 4

Fractional inhibitory concentration (FIC) index used to determine the type of interactions.

SamplesFIC index
E. coliS. aureus

A+GBP-131
C+GBP-111
G+GBP-110.5
E+GBP-111
P+GBP-130.8

Synergistic effect (0 < FIC index ≤ 0.5). Additive effect (0.5 < FIC index ≤ 1). Indifferent effect (1 < FIC index ≤ 4).