Concentration

 

% of motility

 

 

 

12 hr

24 hr

48 hr

72 hr

12.5

60 %

50 %

Non motile

No organism

25

40 %

10 %

No organism

No organism

50

20%

No organism

No organism

No organism

100

No organism

No organism

No organism

No organism

NTC

100%

98 %

85%

50 %

NTC = Non Treated Culture control
Table 2: Percentage of motility of T. tenax after exposure to various concentration of metronidazole in comparison to normal control.