Research Article

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

Table 2

Minimum Inhibitory concentration (MIC) (mg/ml) of methanol extract of Postreatus mushroom grown on bagasse substrates supplemented with varying levels of wheat bran.

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

0%2.500.632.51.25
2%1.250.630.310.63
14%0.020.160.310.16
18%2.50.630.310.31
20%0.080.310.632.5

Control drugs
 Vancomycin0.0020.001
 Streptomycin0.0250.013
 Amphotericin0.0120.004