Table 1 Antimicrobial activity of selected RD dyes against four Gram-positive and four Gram-negative bacteria
 | Gram-positive organism | Gram-negative organism | ||||||
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MIC (μg mL−1) | ATCC43300 | ATCC25923 | ATCC51299 | ATCC29212 | ATCC19606 | ATCC13883 | ATCC25922 | ATCC27853 |
RD1 | 1 | 0.5 | 16 | 16 | / | / | / | / |
RD12 | / | / | / | / | 8 | 128 | 64 | 128 |
RD15 | 1 | 0.5 | 32 | 16 | / | / | / | / |
RD22 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
RD31 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 16 | 16 | / | / | / | / |
RD44 | / | / | / | / | 4 | 32 | 8 | 16 |
RD45 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 64 | 16 | 16 |
RD46 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | / | / | / | / |
RD53 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 16 |
vancomycin | 2 | 2 | / | 4 | / | / | / | / |
linezolid | 1 | / | 2 | 2 | / | / | / | / |
polymyxin E | / | / | / | / | 1 | / | / | 1 |
tigecycline | 2 | / | 1 | / | 2 | / | / | / |
daptomycin | 2 | / | 4 | / | / | / | / | / |