Actinobacteria from Termite Mounds Show Antiviral Activity against Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus, a Surrogate Model for Hepatitis C Virus

Table 1

Potential mechanism, selectivity index (SI), 50% cytotoxicity concentration (CC₅₀), and concentration inhibiting 50% viral replication (IC₅₀) of the active extracts.

Virus	Extract	CC50	IC50	SI	Mechanism of action
BVDV	CDPA27	409.3	139.8	3.50	Posttreatment
	MC51	32.31	16.99	1.90	Posttreatment

BVDV: bovine viral diarrhea virus; CC₅₀: concentration inhibiting 50% cell growth; IC₅₀: concentration inhibiting 50% viral replication.