Antibacterial Activity of Rhus javanica against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Figure 5
Real-time PCR analysis of expression of several virulence factor genes. MRSA was cultured and treated with sub minimal inhibitory concentration (0.01–0.1 mg/mL) of R. javanica extract, and real-time PCR analysis was then performed as described in Section 2. mecA, sea, and agrA expression was significantly inhibited at 0.1 mg/mL of R. javanica extract, and sarA was significantly inhibited at concentration higher than 0.01 mg/mL. Each value is expressed as a mean ± standard deviation. Significance was determined at * when compared with the control.
