3.1. Minimal inhibitory concentrations of fatty
acids
The results of the determination of the MIC values
of SCFA and MCFA are summarized in Table 1. The
MIC of all fatty acids increased at increasing pHvalues
of the medium and were comparable between
the different SCFA and MCFA, respectively. In
comparison with the MIC of SCFA, MIC values of
MCFA were two to eight times lower.