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Table 3 Percentage of microbial growth inhibition for the microorganisms Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumonia, and Staphylococcus aureus by crude and nanoencapsulated (OPG) buriti oil (Mauritia flexuosa) at a concentration of 5 mg.ml−1

From: Gelatin nanoparticles enable water dispersibility and potentialize the antimicrobial activity of Buriti (Mauritia flexuosa) oil

 

Microbial growth inhibition (%)

Microorganism

Crude buriti oil Mean (SD) %

OPG Mean (SD) %

Pseudomonas aeroginosa

16.43 (2.8)a

62.47 (3.00)b

Klebsiella pneumonia

22.51 (2.69)a

69.26 (1.79)b

Staphylococcus aureus

42.23 (1.30)a

66.94 (4.37)b

  1. Mean and standard deviation (SD), n = 3
  2. The different lowercase letters (a and b) in the same row indicate a statistical difference (p < 0.05), according to Student’s t-test