Test agents (sub-MICs) | Percent reduction in hemolysin production | ||||||||
S. sciuri (SC-01) | S. auricularis (SU-01) | S. aureus MTCC3160 | S. epidermidis MTCC435 | S. mutans MTCC497 | |||||
1) Clove oil |
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0.5 × MIC | 49.12 ± 0.65 | 44.11 ± 5.54 | 32.44 ± 2.58 | 44.08 ± 3.76 | 48.40 ± 3.88 | ||||
0.25 × MIC | 23.84 ± 4.85 | 22.20 ± 2.17 | 15.13 ± 3.99 | 21.66 ± 2.38 | 24.43 ± 0.57 | ||||
2) Eugenol |
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0.5 × MIC | 78.92 ± 2.81 | 60.69 ± 0.63 | 57.43 ± 2.01 | 69.39 ± 4.62 | 62.64 ± 1.55 | ||||
0.25 × MIC | 48.64 ± 2.02 | 40.90 ± 2.16 | 28.32 ± 2.74 | 37.74 ± 1.00 | 39.28 ± 3.13 | ||||
3) Antibiotic |
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0.5 × MIC | 38.85 ± 1.90 | 43.74 ± 0.58 | 28.60 ± 5.71 | 42.00 ± 2.98 | 28.96 ± 1.68 | ||||
0.25 × MIC | 17.37 ± 1.99 | 12.46 ± 2.67 | 9.50 ± 1.87 | 18.95 ± 1.99 | 12.38 ± 1.76 | ||||