Research Article
Effect of Eugenol on Cell Surface Hydrophobicity, Adhesion, and Biofilm of Candida tropicalis and Candida dubliniensis Isolated from Oral Cavity of HIV-Infected Patients
Table 2
Antifungal concentrations of eugenol and fluconazole against planktonic and sessile cells of Candida dubliniensis and Candida tropicalis.
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| Minimum inhibitory concentration of the antifungal which resulted in total inhibition of visible planktonic cell growth; Minimum inhibitory concentration of the antifungal which resulted in total reduction in metabolic activity of sessile cells, using the XTT-reduction assay, after 1 h of adhesion; Minimum inhibitory concentration of the antifungal which resulted in total reduction in metabolic activity of sessile cells, using the XTT-reduction assay, after 24 h of biofilm formation; MIC was defined according to CLSI (2008) guidelines for fluconazole broth microdilution assays; The results are expressed as g/mL. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||