Assessment of the Antibacterial Effects of Bismuth Nanoparticles against Enterococcus faecalis

Table 3

MIC and MBC values of BiNPs against E. faecalis.

Patient no.	Presence of E. faecalis	The MIC of BiNP (μg/ml)	MBC of BiNP	Patient no.	Presence of E. faecalis	The MIC of BiNP (μg/ml)	MBC of BiNP
1	+	2.5	5	21	+	1.25	2.5
2	+	5	10	22	+	5	10
3	+	1.25	2.5	23	+	5	5
4	-	-	-	24	-	-	-
5	+	2.5	5	25	+	2.5	5
6	+	5	5	26	+	1.25	5
7	-	-	-	27	+	1.25	5
8	+	20	40	28	-	-	-
9	+	2.5	5	29	+	5	10
10	+	1.25	2.5	30	+	2.5	5
11	+	0.625	2.5	31	+	0.625	1.25
12	+	1.25	5	32	+	0.625	1.25
13	-	-	-	33	+	5	10
14	-	-	-	34	+	2.5	5
15	+	5	10	35	-	-	-
16	+	10	20	36	-	-	-
17	+	2.5	5	37	+	1.25	1.25
18	+	0.625	1.25	38	+	0.625	1.25
19	-	-	-	39	+	5	10
20	+	1.25	2.5	40	+	10	20