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Table 2 Selectivity index (SI) of water extracts of the selected Newtonia species

From: Inhibitory effect of Newtonia extracts and myricetin-3-o-rhamnoside (myricitrin) on bacterial biofilm formation

Plant name

Plant part

Extract

SI = LC50/MIC

   

Ec

Bc

Ef

Pa

St

Sa

N. hildebrandtii

Leaves

Cold water

8.52

8.52

3.39

4.19

5.08

2.11

  

Hot water

7.97

7.97

3.17

3.92

3.92

1.98

N. buchananii

Leaves

Cold water

2.95

8.00

3.18

1.98

3.93

1.98

  

Hot water

4.68

18.44

3.78

4.68

4.68

4.68

  1. Selectivity Index (SI); Escherichia coli (Ec), Bacillus cereus (Bc), Enterococcus faecalis (Ef), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pa), Salmonella typhimurium (St) and Staphylococcus aureus (Sa). Values in bold highlight promising SI values
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