Research Article

Acute Wound Healing Potential of Marine Worm, Diopatra claparedii Grube, 1878 Aqueous Extract on Sprague Dawley Rats

Table 3

Microbial contamination test result for 1.0% of aqueous extract emulsifying ointment of D. claparedii. Results successfully passed the criteria for microbiological quality of nonsterile dosage forms set by British Pharmacopoeia.

Test descriptionUnitResultAcceptance criteria

Total aerobic microbial count (TAMC)cfu/gND < 10102
Total yeast and mould count (TYMC)cfu/gND < 10101
Pseudomonas aeruginosaAbsent in 0.1 gAbsent in 1 g
Staphylococcus aureusAbsent in 0.1 gAbsent in 1 g

ND = not detected.