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. 2023 Nov 7;16(11):1573. doi: 10.3390/ph16111573

Table 7.

Antibacterial activity reported for Turnera spp.

Ref. Bacteria Species Plant Species Part of
the Plant
Extract/
Compound
MIC (µg/mL) MBC (µg/mL)
[96] Acinetobacter baumannii
ATCC 19606
T. subulata A E 1250 2500
M 1250 NA
AE 2500 NA
[96] Bacillus cereus
ATCC 11778
T. subulata A M 2500 NA
HX 630 NA
AE 630 NA
CH 630 NA
[95] E. coli
ATCC 25922
T. diffusa
var. aphrodisiaca
H M 50 100
HX 50 100
T. diffusa var. diffusa H M 100 100
HX 50 100
[104] E. coli MR 27 T. subulata H M 512 -
[104] E. coli
ATCC 25922
T. subulata H M 406 -
[96] E. coli
ATCC 35218
T. subulata A M 2500 2500
HX 310 310
AE 630 630
CH 630 630
E 2500 2500
[95] E. faecalis
ATCC 29212
T. diffusa
var. aphrodisiaca
H HX 1500 NA
M 3000 3000
T. diffusa var. diffusa H HX 1500 NA
M 3000 3000
[95] K. pneumoniae
ATCC 13883
T. diffusa
var. aphrodisiaca
H HX 50 50
M 50 100
T. diffusa var. diffusa H HX 50 50
M 50 100
[96] K. pneumoniae
ATCC 13883
T. subulata A HX 630 630
CH 630 630
AE 630 630
E 2500 2500
M 2500 2500
[96] P. aeruginosa
ATCC 27853
T. subulata A CH 630 NA
AE 630 NA
E 630 NA
M 630 NA
HX 1250 NA
AQ 1250 NA
[104] P. aeruginosa
ATCC 27853
T. subulata H M 512 -
[104] P. aeruginosa MR 31 T. subulata H M 512 -
[105] S. aureus
ATCC 11632
T. diffusa H E 300 -
[106] S. aureus
ATCC 25923
T. diffusa - AE 780–3120 -
[106] S. aureus
ATCC 33592
T. diffusa - AE 780–3120 -
[95] S. aureus
ATCC 25923
T. diffusa
var. aphrodisiaca
H HX 500 3000
M 2000 2000
T. diffusa var. diffusa H HX 500 3000
M 3000 3000
[104] S. aureus MR 35 T. subulata H M 512 -
[104] S. aureus
ATCC 25923
T. subulata H M 512 -
[96] S. aureus
ATCC 6538
T. subulata A HX 630 630
CH 1250 1250
AE 1250 2500
[107] S. aureus
ATCC 25923
T. subulata A EO 200 -
[107] S. aureus MRSA T. subulata A EO 25–1600 -
[107] S. aureus
effluxing strain
T. subulata A EO 800–1600 -
[108] M. fortuitum
ATCC 6841
T. ulmifolia F CH 125 -
H DM 125 -

Ref.: reference. A: aerial. H: leaf. F: flower. M: methanol. HX: hexane. CH: chloroform. AE: ethyl acetate. E: ethanol. EO: essential oil. AQ: aqueous. MIC: minimum inhibitory concentration. MBC: minimum bactericidal concentration. MR: multi-resistant. NA: not active. (-): not reported.