Table 4 Antibiofilm activity of alcoholic and aqueous green tea extracts against 20 Streptococcus mutans isolates recovered from dental plaque and saliva specimens (10 isolates each)
From: Biofilm formation by Streptococcus mutans and its inhibition by green tea extracts
Biofilm formation degree | Isolate code | MBIC (mg/ml) of green tea extracts | |
|---|---|---|---|
Aqueous extract | Alcoholic extract | ||
Strong | ss 2 (CCASU-SM 25) | 25 ± 0.026 | 6.25 ± 0.020 |
ss 5 | 25 ± 0.029 | 6.25 ± 0.035 | |
ss 13 | 12.5 ± 0.153 | 6.25 ± 0.045 | |
ss 14 | 50 ± 0.1 | 6.25 ± 0.050 | |
ss 24 | 25 ± 0.173 | 12.5 ± 0.040 | |
ss 30 | 50 ± 0.11 | 12.5 ± 0.055 | |
ss 40 | 6.25 ± 0.029 | 3.125 ± 0.050 | |
dp 1 | 25 ± 0.1 | 12.5 ± 0.032 | |
dp 16 | 12.5 ± 0.098 | 6.25 ± 0.045 | |
dp 25 | 25 ± 0.11 | 6.25 ± 0.088 | |
dp 30 (CCASU-SM 26) | 50 ± 0.091 | 12.5 ± 0.02 | |
dp 35 | 6.25 ± 0.161 | 3.125 ± 0.25 | |
dp 37 | 50 ± 0.11 | 12.5 ± 0.02 | |
Moderate | ss 21 | 12.5 ± 0.068 | 6.25 ± 0.09 |
dp 2 | 25 ± 0.05 | 12.5 ± 0.05 | |
dp 6 | 25 ± 0.1 | 6.25 ± 0.03 | |
dp 27 | 12.5 ± 0.195 | 12.5 ± 0.1 | |
Weak | ss 27 | 6.25 ± 0.147 | 6.25 ± 0.07 |
ss 28 | 6.25 ± 0.053 | 3.125 ± 0.04 | |
dp 4 | 6.25 ± 0.06 | 3.125 ± 0.11 | |