Fig. 1. Evaluation of antimicrobial activity of plant extracts.
Fig. 2. Minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) of ethanol extract of C. nubigena (D. Don) Ali against S. mutans. 1, 0.8 mg/ml; 2, 0.9 mg/ml; 3, 1.0 mg/ml; 4, 1.1 mg/ml; 5, 1.2 mg/ml; 6, 1.3 mg/ml; 7, 1.4 mg/ml; 8, 1.5 mg/ml.
Fig. 3. Effect of the plant extracts on biofilm formation.
Fig. 4. Anti-biofilm effect of the plant extracts.
Table 1. List of plants used in this study
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