Research Article
Antimicrobial Activity against Oral Pathogens Confirms the Use of Musa paradisiaca Fruit Stalk in Ethnodentistry
Table 1
Results of biochemical tests to confirm Lactobacillus acidophilus and Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans.
| Test | Reaction |
| Lactobacillus acidophilus | Gram reaction | + | 2% NaCl tolerance | + | 2% bile tolerance | + | Glucose fermentation | + | Galactose | + | Sucrose | + | Lactose | + | Mannose | + | Catalase | − | Motility | − | Indole | − | TSI | − | Citrate | − |
| Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans | Gram reaction | − | Glucose fermentation | + | Motility | − | Fructose | + | Maltose | + | Indole | − | Catalase | + | Oxidase | − |
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(+) indicates positive reaction; (−) indicates negative reaction.
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