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Table 4 The mean values of MIC and MBC for the methanol extracts of Lawsonia inermis, Achyranthes aspera and Azadirachta indica leaves

From: Antibacterial activity of methanol extracts of the leaves of three medicinal plants against selected bacteria isolated from wounds of lymphoedema patients

S/N

Bacteria

MIC (mg/mL)

MBC (mg/mL)

LI

AI

AA

LI

AI

AA

1

S. aureus ATCC 25923

3.1 ± 0.0

33.3 ± 14.4

50.0 ± 0.0

25.0 ± 0.0

200.0 ± 0.0

200.0 ± 0.0

2

MRSA S. aureus ATCC® 43300™

4.2 ± 2.0

33.3 ± 14.4

42.0 ± 14.4

50.0 ± 0.0

200.0 ± 0.0

> 200.00

3

E. coli ATCC 25922

12.5 ± 0.0

83.3 ± 29.0

66.7 ± 28.9

25.0 ± 0.0

200.0 ± 0.0

200.0 ± 0.0

4

P. aeruginosa ATCC27853

4.2 ± 1.8

50.0 ± 0.0

200.0 ± 0.0

18.8 ± 10.8

200.0 ± 0.0

200.0 ± 0.0

5

K. pneumoniae ATCC700603

12.5 ± 0.0

41.7 ± 14.4

50.0 ± 0.0

83.3 ± 28.9

100.0 ± 0.0

> 200.00

6

E. coli isolate

1.5 ± 1.4

83.3 ± 28.9

100.0 ± 0.0

12.00 ± 0.0

100.00 ± 0.0

200.0 ± 0.0

7

K. pneumoniae isolate

7.3 ± 4.8

25.0 ± 0.0

50.0 ± 0.0

50.0 ± 0.0

100.0 ± 0.0

> 200

8

P. aeruginosa isolate

12.5 ± 0.0

100.0 ± 0.0

166.7 ± 57.7

66.7 ± 28.9

200.0 ± 0.0

> 200

9

Shewanella algae isolate

6.25 ± 0.0

100.0 ± 0.0

200.0 ± 0.0

83.3 ± 28.9

100.0 ± 0.0

> 200

10

S. aureus isolate

6.25 ± 0.0

25.0 ± 0.0

50.0 ± 0.0

25.0 ± 0.0

50.0 ± 0.0

100.0 ± 0.0

11

S. pyogenes isolate

6.25 ± 0.0

33.3 ± 14.4

83.3 ± 28.9

41.7 ± 14.4

36.7 ± 23

100.0 ± 0.0

  1. Values are triplicate and represented as mean ± SD. MIC Minimum inhibitory concentration, MBC Minimum bactericidal concentration, LI Lawsonia inermis, AI Azadirachta indica, AA Achyranthes aspera