Table 2.
Minimum inhibitory and bactericidal concentrations of ciprofloxacin, X. spekei and G. tembensis extracts.
MBC |
MIC |
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Concentration (mg/ml) |
Concentration (mg/ml) |
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Bacterial strain | X. spekei extract | G. tembensis stem bark extract | G. tembensis leaf extract | Ciprofloxacin (μg/ml) | X. spekei extract | G. tembensis stem bark extract | G. tembensis leaf extract | Ciprofloxacin (μg/ml) |
S. aureus | 33.33 ± 8.33b | 100.00 ± 0.00a | 100.00 ± 0.00a | 1.30 ± 0.26a | 5.21 ± 1.04b | 25.00 ± 0.00a | 33.33 ± 8.33a | 0.16 ± 0.03a |
B. subtilis | 100.00 ± 0.00a | NA | NA | 0.65 ± 0.13ab | 25.00 ± 0.00a | NA | NA | 0.16 ± 0.03a |
S. Typhi | NA | NA | NA | 0.78 ± 0.00ab | NA | NA | NA | 0.13 ± 0.03a |
E. coli | NA | NA | NA | 0.26 ± 0.06b | NA | NA | NA | 0.05 ± 0.00a |
Values were conveyed as mean ± std error of mean. Values having similar superscript letters within a particular column are insignificantly distinct after one way Analysis of Variance and Tukey's post hoc (p > 0.05) NA stands for not active.