New Strategy of Reducing Biofilm Forming Bacteria in Oral Cavity by Bismuth Nanoparticles

Table 2

MIC and MBC values of bismuth nanoparticles against S. salivarius and E. faecalis.

Patient	S. salivarius		E. faecalis
	The MIC of BiNP (μg/ml)	MBC of BiNP	The MIC of BiNP (μg/ml)	MBC of BiNP
1			5	10
2	2.5	5
3
4	2.5	5	5	10
5			2.5	5
6	2.5	5	5	10
7	5	10
8
9	2.5	10
10			2.5	5
11	5	10	10	20
12			5	10
13			5	10
14	5	10
15
16	5	10	5	10
17			5	10
18	2.5	5	5	10
19			10	20
20	1.25	2.5
21
22			0	10
23	5	10
24			2.5	0
25	5	10	5	10
26			2.5	0
27	2.5	5
28
29			5	10
30	2.5	5	5	10
31			2.5	5
32	5	10	10	20
33
34			2.5	5
35	2.5	5	0	10
36	2.5	10	0	20
37			2.5	10
38	2.5	5
39
40			0	10