Table 1 The minimum inhibitory concentrations of the extract, n-hexane, ethylacetate, n-butanol and aqueous fractions and standard antibiotics exhibited against susceptible bacterial isolates
Bacterial isolates | CE (mg/ml) | N-HEX (mg/ml) | ETHYL (mg/ml) | BUT (mg/ml) | AQU (mg/ml) | STREP (mg/ml) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. cereus (NCIB 6349) | 6.25 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 1.25 | 5.00 | 0.06 |
B. polymyxa (LIO) | 6.25 | ND | ND | ND | ND | 0.13 |
B. anthracis (LIO) | 6.25 | 2.50 | 5.00 | 2.50 | 5.00 | 0.25 |
B. subtilis (NCIB 3610) | 6.25 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 2.50 | 5.00 | 0.25 |
B. stearothermophillus (NCIB 8222) | 6.25 | 2.50 | 2.50 | 1.25 | 2.50 | 0.06 |
C. sporogenes (NCIB 532) | 6.25 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 1.25 | 5.00 | 0.06 |
C. pyogenes (LIO) | 6.25 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 2.50 | 5.00 | 0.13 |
E. faecalis (NCIB 775) | 0.39 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.03 |
M. luteus (NCIB 196) | 6.25 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 1.25 | 5.00 | 0.25 |
K. pneumoniae (NCIB 418) | 6.25 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 1.25 | 5.00 | 0.50 |
Ps. flourescens (NCIB 3756) | 3.13 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 1.25 | 5.00 | 0.03 |
P. vulgaris (LIO) | 12.50 | 2.50 | 5.00 | 2.50 | 2.50 | 0.50 |