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Table 4 Evaluation of the antagonistic effect of the different mushroom extracts against the indicator microorganisms

From: In vitro assessment of multipotential therapeutic importance of Hericium erinaceus mushroom extracts using different solvents

Test organism

Inhibition zone diameter (mm)

Water

Ethanol

Acetonitrile

Acetone

Chloroform

Ethyl acetate

Gram-negative bacterium Gentamycin 4 µg (positive control)

 Enterobacter cloaca

15

15

12

13

17

16

  S. typhimurium

10

–

9

–

11

12

Gram-positive bacterium Gentamycin 4 µg (positive control)

  MRSA

–

–

–

8

–

–

  S. mutans

–

8

10

9

11

12

Yeast Ketoconazole 100 µg (positive control)

  Candida lipolytica

–

–

–

9

–

10