Table 2 Antibacterial activities of crude extracts of Punica granatum (Pomegranate) fruit peel
From: Chemical analysis of Punica granatum fruit peel and its in vitro and in vivo biological properties
Name of the pathogen | Antibactrerial activity of extract (2.5 mg/ml) | Streptomycin (10 μg/disc) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Zone of inhibition (mm) | ||||
Hexane | Ethyl Acetate | Methanol | ||
MTCC Isolates | ||||
Escherichia coli MTCC 441 | 8 ± 1 | 16 ± 1 | 13 ± 2 | 24 ± 1 |
Klebsiella pneumoniae ATCC 1705 | 6 ± 1 | 9 ± 1 | 7 ± 1 | 11 ± 2 |
Streptomyces diastaticus MTCC 1394 | 13 ± 1 | 21 ± 1 | 17 ± 2 | 28 ± 1 |
Enterococcus faecalis MTCC 439 | 6 ± 1 | 12 ± 1 | 13 ± 1 | 14 ± 1 |
Clinical Isolates | ||||
Enterobacter aerogenes | 7 ± 1 | 19 ± 2 | 13 ± 1 | 22 ± 1 |
Klebsiella pneumonia | 6 ± 1 | 14 ± 1 | 15 ± 1 | 19 ± 1 |
Enterococcus faecalis | 7 ± 1 | 15 ± 1 | 16 ± 1 | 21 ± 1 |
Staphylococcus epidermidis | - | 10 ± 1 | - | 16 ± 1 |
Mycobacterium smegmatis | 10 ± 1 | 19 ± 2 | 16 ± 1 | 20 ± 1 |
Escherichia coli | - | 10 ± 2 | - | 24 ± 1 |