Research Article

Antimicrobial, Antioxidant, Anti-Inflammatory, and Cytotoxic Activities of Propolis from the Stingless Bee Tetragonisca fiebrigi (Jataí)

Table 2

Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC), minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC), and minimum fungicidal concentration (MFC) for same microorganisms gram-positive bacteria, gram-negative bacteria, and the fungi.

EEP (mg/mL)Gentamicin (µg/mL)
MICMBCMBC

Gram-positive bacteria
Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 43300 0.55 ± 0.051.50 ± 0.141.67 ± 0.17
Staphylococcus aureus ESA 6540.65 ± 0.032.00 ± 0.141.33 ± 0.08
Staphylococcus epidermidis ATCC 122280.77 ± 0.021.75 ± 0.142.17 ± 0.17
Staphylococcus epidermidis ESA 6750.88 ± 0.041.92 ± 0.362.00 ± 0.14
Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 433000.88 ± 0.073.8 ± 0.173.31 ± 0.20
Enterococcus faecalis ESA 5531.02 ± 0.125.00 ± 0.143.33 ± 0.17
Gram-negative bacteria
Klebsiella pneumoniae ATCC 43523.33 ± 0.2211.58 ± 0.225.00 ± 0.29
Klebsiella pneumoniae ESA 1543.75 ± 0.1413.08 ± 0.225.08 ± 0.17
Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 154425.83 ± 0.4614.42 ± 0.224.91 ± 0.08
Pseudomonas aeruginosa ESA 227.91 ± 0.2215.50 ± 0.295.00 ± 0.29
Proteus mirabilis ATCC 433002.25 ± 0.1410.75 ± 0.388.67 ± 0.17
Proteus mirabilis ESA 373.08 ± 0.2212.02 ± 0.308.92 ± 0.22

EEP (mg/mL)Amphotericin B (µg/mL)
MICMFCMFC

Fungi
Candida glabrata ATCC 900307.00 ± 0.299.00 ± 0.290.86 ± 0.08
Candida glabrata ESA 1237.91 ± 0.2711.83 ± 0.401.37 ± 0.19
Candida albicans ATCC 900287.90 ± 0.318.00 ± 0.290.75 ± 0.03
Candida albicans ESA 3459.25 ± 0.3812.91 ± 0.220.75 ± 0.03

Values are shown as means ± SEM ().