Antimicrobial Activity against Oral Pathogens Confirms the Use of Musa paradisiaca Fruit Stalk in Ethnodentistry

Table 1

Results of biochemical tests to confirm Lactobacillus acidophilus and Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans.

Test	Reaction
Lactobacillus acidophilus
Gram reaction	+
2% NaCl tolerance	+
2% bile tolerance	+
Glucose fermentation	+
Galactose	+
Sucrose	+
Lactose	+
Mannose	+
Catalase	−
Motility	−
Indole	−
TSI	−
Citrate	−
Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans
Gram reaction	−
Glucose fermentation	+
Motility	−
Fructose	+
Maltose	+
Indole	−
Catalase	+
Oxidase	−

(+) indicates positive reaction; (−) indicates negative reaction.