Antimicrobial Activity of Piper marginatum Jacq and Ilex guayusa Loes on Microorganisms Associated with Periodontal Disease
Table 3
Antimicrobial activity of Ilex guayusa Loes (A) and Piper marginatum Jacq (B) fractions at 1, 2, and 4 mg/mL with amberlite stationary phase on the three microorganisms evaluated in this study.
Microorganisms
Fraction concentration (mg/mL)
Controls
Hexane
Acetone
Ethanol-water
DMSO
Hexane
Acetone
Ethanol-water
1
2
4
1
2
4
1
2
4
(A) Ilex guayusa Loes
F. nucleatum ATCC 25586
0.0
0.0
12.3
0.0
12.7
13.0
0.0
0.0
10.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
P. gingivalis ATCC 33277
13.0
13.3
13.7
12.3
14.0
12.3
0.0
12.3
18.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
P. intermedia ATCC 25611
13.3
13.0
12.3
9.7
11.7
12.0
0.0
9.7
11.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
(B) Piper marginatum Jacq
F. nucleatum ATCC 25586
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
10.7
12.0
10.3
10.7
14.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
P. gingivalis ATCC 33277
10.3
14.3
11.7
8.3
11.7
11.7
14.7
16.3
19.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
P. intermedia ATCC 25611
10.7
10.3
10.7
10.3
11.0
11.3
11.0
11.0
12.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
∗Inhibitory halo values in mm, average of three measurements.
