Table 1 Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) and minimal bactericidal concentrations (MBC) of the tested compounds on oral pathogenic bacterial strains
From: Antibacterial effect of silver (I) carbohydrate complexes on oral pathogenic key species in vitro
Bacterial species | Tested agent | Concentration (mM) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20 | 10 | 5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 0.625 | 0.312 | 0.156 | ||
F. nucleatum | AgNO3 | – | – | – |  | – | – | + | + |
3 | – | – | – | – | – | – (+) | + | + | |
1 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
4 | – | – | – | – | – | – (+) | + | + | |
2 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
A. actinomycetem-comitans | AgNO3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | + | + |
3 | – | – | – | – | – | – (+) | + | + | |
1 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
4 | – | – | – | – | – | – (+) | + | + | |
2 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
P. gingivalis | AgNO3 | – | – | – | – | – | – (+) | + | + |
3 | – | – | – | – | – (+) | – | + | + | |
1 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
4 | – | – | – | – | – (+) | + | + | + | |
2 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
S. mutans | AgNO3 | – | – | – | – (+) | – (+) | + | + | + |
3 | – | – | – (+) | – (+) | + | + | + | + | |
1 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
4 | – | – (+) | – (+) | – (+) | – (+) | + | + | + | |
2 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
E. faecalis | AgNO3 | – | – | – | – | + | + | + | + |
3 | – | – | – (+) | + | + | + | + | + | |
1 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |
4 | – | – (+) | – (+) | + | + | + | + | + | |
2 | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | |