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Table 5 Comparison of the ranking of activities (high activity = low MIC and low number) against each of the pathogen classes of species in the different orders

From: Which tree orders in southern Africa have the highest antimicrobial activity and selectivity against bacterial and fungal pathogens of animals?

Order

n (≥9)

Rank of activity

Gram-positive bacteria

Gram-negative bacteria

Fungi

Apiales

9

9

5

3b

Asterales

11

14

13

12

Celastrales

19

1a

8

14

Ericalis

30

4b

3b

11

Fabales

55

4a

2

3a

Gentianales

64

11b

10a

8b

Lamiales

35

11a

10b

8a

Magnoliales

9

13

12

5a

Malpighiales

71

7

7

5b

Malvales

26

8

3a

1

Myrtales

25

1c

1

7

Proteales

28

10

14

2

Rosales

28

1b

6

13

Sapindales

64

6

9

10

  1. Orders with the highest and lowest activities in each class are identified (n = the number of tree species analysed in each order; four to five highest rankings are printed in bold; four to five lowest rankings are printed in italics; observations with equal MIC values were ranked with similar numbers but separated by ‘a’, ‘b’ and ‘c’).