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Table 2 MICs of various antibiotics alone and in combination with the ethanolic leaf extract of M. communis (conc.; 1/16th of its MIC) against M. smegmatis and S. aureus

From: GC-MS analysis of Myrtus communis extract and its antibacterial activity against Gram-positive bacteria

Antibiotic

M. smegmatis

S. aureus

MIC (μg/ml)

MIC (μg/ml) in presence of extract

MIC (μg/ml)

MIC (μg/ml) in presence of extract

Colistin

1.25

0.0195

1.56

0.048

Vancomycin

0.37

0.047

12.5

3.13

Tetracycline

0.039

0.039

1.56

1.56

Levofloxacin

0.078

0.078

3.12

3.12