Table 3.

Antibacterial activity of A. altissima methanolic extract expressed as MIC and MBC values.

Origin	MIC/MBC	Bacterial Strains
	(mg/mL)	S. aureus	S. epidermidis	E. coli	P. aeruginosa
Blida	MIC	4	72.25	31.25	31.25
	MBC	16	125	250	>250
Tlemen	MIC	16	8	8	16
	MBC	72.50	125	250	250
Bizerte	MIC	4	16	31.25	125
	MBC	16	>250	>250	>250
Sousse	MIC	4	16	31.25	72.50
	MBC	>250	>250	>250	>250

MIC: minimum inhibitory concentration; CMB: minimum bactericidal concentration.