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Table 2 MIC (p-value 0.001 or less) and MBC of extracts that showed inhibition in the disc diffusion assays a

From: A screening for antimicrobial activities of Caribbean herbal remedies

Plant extracts

Bacteria

MIC (mg/mL)

p-value

MBC (mg/mL)

T. ananassae

P. aeruginosa

0.5

0.0002

NDb

P. vulgaris

0.5

0.0001

2.0

S. aureus

0.015

0.001

NDb

S. saprophyticus

2.0

0.0004

2.0

P. calomelanos

P. aeruginosa

2.0

0.0001

NDb

S. jambos

S. aureus

0.5

0.00001

1.0

S. saprophyticus

0.5

0.001

2.0

P. vulgaris

0.031

0.001

1.0

  1. a) All the extracts that showed inhibition in the disc diffusion assay were analyzed against the bacteria isolates S. saprophyticus (ATCC 15305), S. aureus (ATCC 6341), P. aeruginosa (ATCC 7700) and P. vulgaris (ATCC 6896).
  2. b) ND, Not detected.