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 | - | - | - | - | - | |