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Table 4 Evaluation of plant extracts using agar diffusion method

From: Evaluation of therapeutic potentials of plant extracts against poultry bacteria threatening public health

Plant extracts

Zone of inhibition (mm)

E. coli

S. enteritidis

P. aeruginosa

Meropenem (0.02 mg/ml) (Positive control)

22.80 (0.43) a

28.80 (0.21) a

30.60 (0.01) a

DMSO (Negative control)

0.00 (0.00) e

1.00 (0.01) i

1.00 (0.01) h

Distilled Water (Neutral control) (0.02 mg/ml)

0.00 (0.00) e

0.00 (0.00) j

0.00 (0.00) i

TBO1

0.00 (0.00) e

0.00 (0.00) j

6.80 (0.02) c

TBO2

0.00 (0.00) e

3.78 (0.21) g

6.80 (0.01) c

TBO3

3.50 (0.01) c

7.30 (0.12) b

0.00 (0.00) i

TBO4

0.00 (0.00) e

0.00 (0.00) j

4.00 (0.04) g

TBO5

3.35 (0.03) d

0.00 (0.00) j

5.00 (0.04) f

MJLM

7.25 (0.10) b

5.32 (0.21) c

9.80 (0.42) b

MELM

0.00 (0.00) e

2.30 (0.00) h

6.30 (0.07) d

MESBM

0.00 (0.00) e

5.00 (0.02) d

6.50 (0.01) cd

MOSBM

0.00 (0.00) e

4.50 (0.01) e

6.00 (0.02) e

MOLM

0.00 (0.00) e

4.00 (0.01) f

0.00 (0.00) i

MJSBM

0.00 (0.00) e

0.00 (0.00) j

6.50 (0.04) cd

  1. Results are means (standard deviations) for three replicates. Values followed by different letters within a column indicate significant differences according to the Student-NewmanKeuls multiple-range test (0.05)