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Table 2 Antibacterial activity of organic solvent extract of seeds

From: Antibacterial and phytochemical screening of Anethum graveolens, Foeniculum vulgare and Trachyspermum ammi

Bacteria

Extracts/Zone of inhibition (in mm)

 

P 1a

P 2a

P 3a

 

Ia

IIa

IIIa

IVa

Ia

IIa

IIIa

IVa

Ia

IIa

IIIa

IVa

EF

27

28

26

20

28

26

29

21

27

24

28

21

SA

30

27

30

23

29

23

28

21

28

26

30

25

EC

24

19

24.5

15

22

18

22

15

24

19

23

17

KP 1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

14

11

13

12

KP 2

11

11

11

11

-

-

-

-

13

10

12

11

PA 1

14

12

12

12

9

-

9

-

13

12

15

12

PA 2

24

16

24

14

25

19

25

13

24

21

25

18

ST

18

15

18

-

18

14

20

13

19

17

18

15

STM 1

15

13

15

-

13

12

13

10

14

11

14

12

STM 2

23

22

26

21

24

21

26

16

24

18

24

20

SF

25

19

25

15

26

23

26

19

23

21

24

18

Mean ± SD

19.18

8.681

16.55

7.891

19.23

8.948

11.91

8.491

17.64

10.670

14.18

9.938

18.00

10.826

11.64

8.201

20.27

5.833

17.27

5.587

20.55

6.362

16.45

4.503

  1. a P1: Anethum graveolens; P2: Foeniculum vulgare; P3: Trachyspermum ammi
  2. Organic extracts (I: Hexane; II: Ethyl acetate; III: Acetone; IV: ethanol)
  3. -: no zone of inhibition
  4. EF: Enterococcus faecalis; SA: Staphylococcus aureus; EC: Escherichia coli; KP 1: Klebsiella pneumoniae 1; KP 2: K. pneumoniae 2; PA 1: Pseudomonas aeruginosa 1; PA 2: P. aeruginosa 2; ST: Salmonella typhi; STM 1: Salmonella typhimurium 1; STM 2: S. typhimurium 2; SF: Shigella flexneri