Table 4 Neem cream minimum inhibitory and minimum bactericidal concentrations (MIC & MBC)
Test Pathogens | Neem cream | Controls | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NMC | NMLC a | NMSBC b | NMLSBC c | Ciprofloxacin d | Water e | ||||||
MIC mg /mL | MBC mg / mL | MIC mg/mL | MBC mg /mL | MIC mg /mL | MBC mg /mL | MIC mg /mL | MBC mg/mL | MIC mg/mL | MBC mg / mL | MIC (500 μL) | |
L. ivanovii | 0.800 ± 0.03 | 0.800 ± 0.01 VG | 0.400 ± 0.02 | 0.800 ± 0.01 NG | 0.400 ± 0.02 | 0.800 ± 0.01 NG | 0.400 ± 0.02 | 0.400 ± 0.02 NG | 0.012 ± 0.001 | 0.050 ± 0.01 NG | VG |
S. aureus | 0.800 ± 0.02 | 0.800 ± 0.03 VG | 0.800 ± 0.04 | 0.800 ± 0.02 VG | 0.800 ± 0.03 | 0.800 ± 0.03 NG | 0.400 ± 0.03 | 0.800 ± 0.02 NG | 0.050 ± 0.001 | 0.050 ± 0.04 NG | V G |
M. smegmatis | 0.800 ± 0.01 | 0.800 ± 0.02 VG | 0.400 ± 0.02 | 0.800 ± 0.03 NG | 0.800 ± 0.02 | 0.800 ± 0.01 NG | 0.400 ± 0.04 | 0.800 ± 0.02 NG | 0.05 ± 0.02 | 0.100 ± 0.02 NG | V G |
E. coli 180* | 0.800 ± 0.03 | 0.800 ± 0.03 VG | 0.800 ± 0.01 | 0.800 ± 0.02 VG | 0.800 ± 0.01 | 0.800 ± 0.01 VG | 0.800 ± 0.02 | 0.800 ± 0.04 VG | 0.050 ± 0.01 | 0.050 ± 0.02 NG | V G |
V.paraheam-olyticues * | 0.800 ± 0.02 | 0.800 ± 0.03 VG | 0.800 ± 0.01 | 0.800 ± 0.00 VG | 0.800 ± 0.11 | 0.800 ± 0.03 VG | 0.800 ± 0.04 | 0.800 ± 0.03 VG | 0.050 ± 0.01 | 0.050 ± 0.03 NG | VG |
E. cloacae | 0.800 ± 0. 02 | 0.800 ± 0.04 NG | 0.800 ± 0.12 | 0.800 ± 0.03 NG | 0.400 ± 0. 02 | 0.800 ± 0.01 NG | 0.400 ± 0.02 | 0.800 ± 0.04 NG | 0.012 ± 0.001 | 0.012 ± 0.00 NG | ND |
S. uberis | 0.800 ± 0.02 | 0.800 ± 0.01 VG | 0.800 ± 0.01 | 0.800 ± 0.03 VG | 0.800 ± 0.03 | 0.800 ± 0.02 NG | 0.400 ± 0.01 | 0.800 ± 0.04 NG | 0.050 ± 0.01 | 0.050 ± 0.04 NG | ND |