Research Article

The Effect of Supplementing Mushroom Growing Substrates on the Bioactive Compounds, Antimicrobial Activity, and Antioxidant Activity of Pleurotus ostreatus

Table 1

Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) (mg/ml) of methanol extract of P. ostreatus mushroom grown on sugar cane tops supplemented with varying levels of wheat bran.

Supplement (WB)Test organisms
E. coliS. aureusC. albicansC. neoformans

0%2.500.311.252.5
2%2.50.161.251.25
14%2.50.312.51.25
18%2.50.312.51.25
20%1.250.160.311.25

Control drugs
 Vancomycin0.0020.001
 Streptomycin0.0250.013
 Amphotericin0.0120.004