Research Article

Antibiofilm Activity of Azadirachta indica and Catharanthus roseus and Their Synergistic Effects in Combination with Antimicrobial Agents against Fluconazole-Resistant Candida albicans Strains and MRSA

Table 7

IC50 values of biofilm inhibition by ethanolic extracts of A. indica and C. roseus against fluconazole-resistant C. albicans strains and MRSA (NCTC12493).

A. indicaC. roseus

Test organismsIC50 values (mg/mL)Test organismsIC50 values (mg/mL)
CA18.87 ± 0.10CA11.64 ± 0.01
CA22.39 ± 0.02CA23.81 ± 0.06
CA31.69 ± 0.01CA31.50 ± 0.01
CA41.57 ± 0.01CA41.29 ± 0.01
MRSA (NCTC12493)1.002 ± 0.001MRSA1.73 ± 0.002
ControlControl

Each value is the average of three independent experiments ± SDs. CA1: Candida albicans 1, CA2: Candida albicans 2, CA3: Candida albicans 3, CA4: Candida albicans 4, MIC: minimum inhibitory concentration, and “—” no activity.