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Table 1 The antimicrobial activity of Es-termicin

From: Cloning and purification of the first termicin-like peptide from the cockroach Eupolyphaga sinensis

Microorganisms

aMIC (μg/mL)

Ampicillin

Termicin

Gram-positive bacteria

  

Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923

4

ND

Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 29212

32

200

Staphylococcus aureus (IS 10#)

ND

ND

Staphylococcus aureus (IS 39#)

ND

ND

Gram-negative bacteria

  

Haemophilus influenza ATCC 49767

32

ND

Pseudomonas aeruginosa CMCCB1010

32

ND

Escherichia coli (IS 121#)

ND

ND

Pseudomonas aeruginosa (IS 320#)

ND

ND

Fungi

  

Candida albicans ATCC 2002

32

50

Candida albicans ATCC 90028

32

25

Candida albicans ATCC 90030

32

50

Candida parapsilosis ATCC 22019

32

100

  1. Ampicillin was used as a positive control. ND means no activity was detectable under the tested dosage of samples up to 400 μg/mL. aMIC, minimum inhibitory concentration required for total inhibition of cell growth in liquid medium