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Table 2 Zone of inhibition (mm; in diameter) against different bacterial strains by plants extracts

From: Antibacterial activity of some selected medicinal plants of Pakistan

Plant

Extract

Microorganisms used

  

B. subtilis

M. luteus

S. setubal

S. aureus

P. pickettii

P. integerrima

Crude

20.33 ± 0.41

17 ± 0

17.33 ± 0.34

23 ± 0.34

19.66 ± 0.05

 

Hexane

14.6 ± 0.11

13.3 ± 0.05

13.3 ± 0.2

12 ± 0.2

10.3 ± 0.05

 

Chloroform

13 ± 0

12 ± 0

12 ± 0

11.66 ± 0

12 ± 0

 

Ethyl acetate

15 ± 0

12.66 ± 0.05

14.3 ± 0.37

13.3 ± 0.2

-

 

Methanol

-

-

10 ± 0

11.5 ± 0

11 ± 0.5

 

Aqueous

19.66 ± 0.05

-

-

-

-

 

Cefotaxime

40 ± 0

33.6 ± 0.05

33.3 ± 0.05

33 ± 0.2

30 ± 0

 

DMSO

-

-

-

-

-

T. ciliate

Crude

11.2 ± 0.06

17 ± 0.41

17.1 ± 0.06

-

12.3 ± 0.01

 

Hexane

10.6 ± 0.21

-

-

-

-

 

Chloroform

13.6 ± 0.06

15.8 ± 0.12

14.5 ± 0.04

13 ± 0.08

-

 

Ethyl acetate

15 ± 0.06

16.2 ± 0.09

-

-

11.2 ± 0.11

 

Methanol

-

12.7 ± 0.07

-

-

-

 

Aqueous

-

-

-

-

-

 

Cefotaxime

35 ± 0.05

36.3 ± 0.06

31.5 ± 0.04

31.5 ± 0.05

24.1 ± 0.04

 

DMSO

-

-

-

-

-

C. opaca

Crude

10.2 ± 0.07

-

-

-

-

 

Hexane

-

-

-

-

-

 

Chloroform

11.3 ± 0.03

-

-

10.2 ± 0.05

-

 

Ethyl acetate

12.3 ± 0.04

-

-

-

-

 

Methanol

-

-

-

-

-

 

Aqueous

-

-

-

-

-

 

Cefotaxime

32.7 ± 0.09

39.2 ± 0.11

33.2 ± 0.08

37.3 ± 0.08

28.1 ± 0.05

 

DMSO

-

-

-

-

-

A. indica

Crude

12 ± 0

14 ± 0.5

13.5 ± 0.5

14.5 ± 1

13 ± 0.5

 

Hexane

-

-

-

-

-

 

Chloroform

10.5 ± 0.1

12 ± 0

11.5 ± 0.5

13 ± 0.5

14.5 ± 0.1

 

Ethyl acetate

12 ± 0.5

-

13 ± 0.5

12 ± 0.2

12 ± 0.5

 

Methanol

10 ± 0.5

11 ± 0.1

10 ± 0.1

11 ± 0.2

10 ± 1

 

Aqueous

16 ± 1

14 ± 0.5

15 ± 0.5

13 ± 0.5

13 ± 0.2

 

Cefotaxime

31 ± 0.5

30 ± 0.4

30 ± 0.05

33 ± 0

32 ± 0.01

 

DMSO

-

-

-

-

-

A. flavum

Crude

10.3 ± 0.17

10.6 ± 0.07

10.6 ± 0.05

-

13.7 ± 0.05

 

Hexane

-

-

-

-

-

 

Chloroform

11.2 ± 0.08

12 ± 0

-

10.3 ± 0.42

-

 

Ethyl acetate

-

9.6 ± 0.61

-

-

-

 

Methanol

12 ± 0.5

-

12.6 ± 0.02

13.6 ± 0.23

-

 

Aqueous

-

-

-

-

-

 

Cefotaxime

36 ± 0.05

38.3 ± 0.02

31.3 ± 0.05

38.6 ± 0.02

26.1 ± 0.03

 

DMSO

-

-

-

-

-

D. salicifolia

Crude

14 ± 0.03

-

-

-

13.2 ± 0.05

 

Hexane

-

-

-

-

-

 

Chloroform

14.1 ± 0.12

15.1 ± 0.14

13.3 ± 0.09

12.1 ± 0.21

17.2 ± 0.07

 

Ethyl acetate

13.7 ± 0.11

-

-

12.3 ± 0.13

13.7 ± 0.01

 

Methanol

-

-

-

-

-

 

Aqueous

-

-

-

11.6 ± 0.08

-

 

Cefotaxime

36 ± 0.05

38.3 ± 0.02

31.3 ± 0.05

38.6 ± 0.02

26.1 ± 0.03

 

DMSO

-

-

-

-

-

  1. ± - mean standard deviation of triplicate, (-)- no zone of inhibition observed, Cefotaxime-as positive control, DMSO-as negative control
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