Antimicrobial and cytotoxicity properties of the crude extracts and fractions of Premna resinosa (Hochst.) Schauer (Compositae): Kenyan traditional medicinal plant

Table 1 Antimicrobial activity for the P. resinosa crude root extract

Extract	Diameter of zone of inhibition in mm
	Organism
	EC	SA	CA
WT	7.3 ± 1.3	7.0 ± 0.6	11.7 ± 2.0
MOH	8.7 ± 1.3	11.7 ± 0.3	11.0 ± 0
PC	22 ± 0	24.7 ± 1.3	16.3 ± 0.9
NC	0	0	0

WT Water crude extract at 1.0 x 10⁴ μg, MOH Methanol crude extract at 1.0 x 10⁴ μg, EC E. coli, SA S. aureus, CA C. albicans, PC Positive control (Oxacillin 10 μg/disc and Gentamycin 10 μg/disc for Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria respectively. Nystatin 100 μg/disc for fungi), NC Negative control (Discs loaded with 10 μl of DMSO), n = 3, Values mean ± SEM

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