Research Article

Propolis Is an Efficient Fungicide and Inhibitor of Biofilm Production by Vaginal Candida albicans

Table 3

Effect of PES on biofilm biomass for the 29 samples of Candida albicans and the reference strain isolated from VVC.

SamplesBiofilm without PES (Abs/cm2)Biofilm with PES (Abs/cm2)Reduction (%)

A2*2,370,1195,35
B11*12,110,7693,72
D41,910,5471,72
F92,150,2488,83
F10*5,360,7386,38
F124,070,9776,16
G23*2,680,2391,41
H1*4,320,3292,59
H52,210,7964,25
I1*8,764,0753,53
I10*2,480,6573,79
I141,080,4062,69
61KD*3,280,6281,09
109KD1,000,2773,00
110KD*5,192,0760,11
111KD1,210,8926,44
112KD2,021,3831,68
117KD2,912,0330,24
119KD2,561,4045,31
126KD*6,742,3964,54
132KD*5,841,0981,33
134KD*2,790,2092,83
73D2,774,140
1MG*5,351,9763,17
6MG*4,721,1176,48
21MG2,461,5537,00
3MC*3,060,9967,64
31MC*2,903,280
100MC*6,981,0285,38
ATCC90028*0,530,3533,96

Means3,731,2263,35

The values are means. *Significantly different () among biofilm without PES and with PES.