Test agents

(sub-MICs)

Percentage of cell surface hydrophobicity

S. epidermidis

MTCC435

S. auricularis

(SU-01)

S. aureus

MTCC3160

S. sciuri

(SC-01)

S. mutans

MTCC497

1) Untreated control

66.97 ± 1.26^a

88.50 ± 1.80^a

70.13 ± 1.89^a

72.75 ± 2.14^a

68.06 ± 1.75^a

2) Clove oil

0.50 × MIC

37.16 ± 1.09^c

62.31 ± 0.91^c

41.32 ± 1.41^c

51.20 ± 3.61^c

50.58 ± 1.39^b

0.25 × MIC

48.34 ± 0.92^b

82.48 ± 0.80^b

49.86 ± 0.80^b

62.69 ± 0.65^b

66.11 ± 1.74^a

3) Eugenol

0.50 × MIC

12.91 ± 1.48^c

11.46 ± 1.15^c

18.11 ± 2.24^c

11.17 ± 0.33^c

8.28 ± 1.71^c

0.25 × MIC

41.52 ± 0.56^b

16.10 ± 0.93^b

38.77 ± 0.33^b

15.73 ± 0.31^b

37.00 ± 0.48^b

4) Antibiotic

0.50 × MIC

43.31 ± 0.22^c

49.64 ± 1.07^c

50.33 ± 1.26^c

59.16 ± 0.55^b

56.32 ± 1.37^b

0.25 × MIC

49.06 ± 0.81^b

76.64 ± 0.71^b

66.4 ± 0.83^b

74.28 ± 0.64^a

67.13 ± 1.14^a