Research Article

In Vitro Evaluation of Antimicrobial Efficacy of Extracts Obtained from Raw and Fermented Wild Macrofungus, Lenzites quercina

Table 5

Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of Lenzites quercina extracts (mg/mL) against tested organisms.

MicroorganismsRPPREARETFPPFEAFET

S. aureus (ATCC 29213)0.00.03.1250.00.03.125
E. coli (ATCC 35218)25.012.56.250.00.00.0
P. aeruginosa (ATCC 27853)0.025.012.50.00.012.5
S. flexneri (ATCC 12022)0.00.00.00.00.00.0
S. enterica (ATCC 33458)12.512.525.025.025.0 6.25
B. subtilis (ATCC 6633)0.00.03.1250.06.256.25
E. aerogenes (ATCC 13043)6.250.06.2525.00.00.0
S. flexneri12.50.00.00.00.025.0
S. typhi0.012.56.250.012.50.0
P. aeruginosa0.00.012.50.00.050.0
B. cereus6.250.012.53.1250.06.25
E. faecalis0.00.050.00.00.012.5
E. coli50.00.00.06.250.025.0
S. aureus12.50.06.253.12525.00.0
MRSA-10.00.025.00.00.025.0
MRSA-20.00.00.00.00.00.0
MRSA-30.00.00.00.00.00.0
MRSA-40.012.56.250.00.00.0
MRSA-50.025.025.00.025.06.25
MRSA-60.00.012.50.00.00.0
Candida albicans0.00.06.250.00.00.0
Aspergillus niger25.00.012.50.00.00.0
Aspergillus flavus0.00.00.00.00.00.0

Values are mean of replicates ().
RPP: raw Lenzites quercina extracted with pet-ether, REA: raw Lenzites quercina extracted with ethyl acetate, RET: raw Lenzites quercina extracted with ethanol, FPP: fermented Lenzites quercina extracted with pet-ether, FEA: fermented Lenzites quercina extracted with ethyl acetate, FET: fermented Lenzites quercina extracted with ethanol, and 0.0: no zone of inhibition at 50 mg/mL.