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Table 1 MICs of bergamot juice (% v/v) and reference antibiotics (amoxicillin, clarithromycin and metronidazole expressed as μg/ml) against ATCC strains and 32 clinical isolates of H. pylori

From: In vitro effect of bergamot (Citrus bergamia) juice against cagA-positive and-negative clinical isolates of Helicobacter pylori

 

ATCC

CI

Compound

43504

49503

MIC50

MIC90

MIC range

BJ

2.5

5.0

2.5

5.0

0.625-5.0

AMX

0.0312

0.0156

0.0312

0.0625

0.0156-0.125

CLA

0.0625

0.0312

0.0625

0.125

0.0312-0.125

MTZ

64.0

8.0

2.0

4.0

1.0-16.0

  1. MICs minimal inhibitory concentrations, BJ bergamot juice, AMX amoxicillin, CLA clarithromycin, MTZ metronidazole, CI clinical isolates of H. pylori