Table 5 MIC50, MBC50 and MBC50/MIC50 ratio of the organic acids tested and formaldehyde
Formic acid | Propionic acid | Sodium butyrate | Sodium heptanoate | Pelargonic acid | Sodium salt of coconut fatty acid distillates | Formaldehyde | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. coli | MIC50 | 600.0 | 1200.0 | 50,000.0 | 1562.5 | 4800.0 | > 5000.0 | 150.0 |
MBC50 | 2400.0 | 9600.0 | 125,000.0 | 1562.5 | 19,200.0 | 150.0 | ||
MBC50/MIC50 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 4.0 | Not applicable | 1.0 | |
Salmonella spp. | MIC50 | 600.0 | 1200.0 | 125,000.0 | 1562.5 | 4800.0 | > 5000.0 | 75.0 |
MBC50 | 2400.0 | 2400.0 | 125,000.0 | 1562.5 | 19,200.0 | 300.0 | ||
MBC50/MIC50 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | Not applicable | 4.0 | |
C. perfringens | MIC50 | 1200.0 | 2400.0 | 31,250.0 | 1562.5 | 2400.0 | 16.0 | 75.0 |
MBC50 | 2400.0 | 2400.0 | 62,500.0 | 3125.0 | 2400.0 | 16.0 | 150.0 | |
MBC50/MIC50 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | Not applicable | 2.0 | |