Research Article
Growth Media Affect Assessment of Antimicrobial Activity of Plant-Derived Polyphenols
Table 4
Effects of EGCG and the other test agents on the viability of selected Candida species in different growth media.
| | Strains | MFC (µg/mL) | | EGCG | Grape seed extract | Berberine chloride | Methyl salicylate | Chlorhexidine gluconate | | RPMI 1640 | SDB | RPMI 1640 | SDB | RPMI 1640 | SDB | RPMI 1640 | SDB | RPMI 1640 | SDB |
| | C. albicans | >1250 | >1250 | >500 | >500 | >500 | >500 | 1.50% | 0.75% | 6.25 | 12.5 | | SC5314 | | C. albicans | >1250 | >1250 | >500 | >500 | >500 | >500 | 1.50% | 1.50% | 6.25 | 12.5 | | ATCC 10231 | | C. glabrata | >1250 | >1250 | >500 | >500 | >500 | >500 | 0.75% | 0.38% | 3.12 | 6.25 | | ATCC 66032 | | C. tropicalis | >1250 | 1250 | >500 | >500 | 125 | 125 | 3% | 1.50% | 1.56 | 1.56 | | ATCC 13803 | | C. parapsilosis | >1250 | >1250 | >500 | >500 | >500 | >500 | 0.19% | 0.38% | 3.12 | 12.5 | | ATCC 22019 | | C. kefyr | >1250 | 1250 | >500 | >500 | 62.5 | 62.5 | 0.38% | 0.38% | 0.78 | 1.56 | | ATCC 46764 | | C. krusei | >1250 | >1250 | >500 | >500 | 125 | 125 | 0.75% | 0.75% | 1.56 | 1.56 | | ATCC 14243 |
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The unit of MBC/MFC values is % of methyl salicylate (vol/vol). |
