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Table 4 Susceptibility test of propolis- based chitosan varnish against oral pathogens microorganisms

From: Propolis - based chitosan varnish: drug delivery, controlled release and antimicrobial activity against oral pathogen bacteria

Microorganism

Inhibition zones (M ± SD) = mm

 

PCV

CHV

EPE

NYS

CHL

 

5%

10%

15%

    

S. mutans

20.3 ± 0.51

20.2 ± 0.88

21.0 ± 0.00

10.4 ± 0.22

22.6 ± 0.66

-

19.0 ± 0.00

S. sanguinis

21.5 ± 0.25

21.5 ± 0.25

22.3 ± 1.18

10.5 ± 0.25

21.3 ± 0.31

-

19.0 ± 0.00

S. salivarius

20.5 ± 0.33

20.5 ± 0.33

21.5 ± 0.50

8.30 ± 0.33

20.5 ± 0,55

-

18.5 ± 0,55

L. casei

19.3 ± 0.25

19.3 ± 0.25

21.3 ± 0.71

9.50 ± 0.55

16.0 ± 0.00

-

17.3 ± 0.33

P. intermedia

26.3 ± 1.03

23.3 ± 1.13

24.0 ± 0.00

10.6 ± 0.22

17.0 ± 0.00

-

20.3 ± 0.53

P. gingivalis

13.0 ± 0.00

11.6 ± 0,23

8.30 ± 0.33

11.5 ± 0.85

14.3 ± 1.13

-

13.3 ± 0,73

F. nucleatum

26.5 ± 0.75

22.0 ± 0.00

24.5 ± 0.25

11.0 ± 0.00

18.5 ± 1.25

-

20.0 ± 0.00

A.actinomycetemcomitans

11.6 ± 0.54

12.6 ± 0.22

11.6 ± 0.33

9.30 ± 0.33

13.0 ± 0.00

-

12.3 ± 0,52

C. albicans

20.5 ± 0.23

20.5 ± 0.23

21.3 ± 0.33

9,50 ± 0.55

16.3 ± 0.52

17.0 ± 0.00

-

C. dubliniensis

24.6 ± 0.37

23.3 ± 0,82

23.3 ± 0.55

14.0 ± 0.00

16.6 ± 0.13

18.0 ± 0.00

-

C. lusitaniae

20.3 ± 0.25

20.3 ± 0.25

20.3 ± 0.31

13.0 ± 0.00

16.0 ± 0.00

19.0 ± 0.00

-

  1. Abbreviations: PCV propolis-based chitosan varnish, CHV chitosan varnish, EPE ethanol propolis extract, CHL chlorhexidine 0.12%, NYS nystatin.
  2. Inhibition zones Media and Standard Deviation (M ± SD) of three experiments.