Table 4.
MIC and MBC for tamarind extracts (leaves weight/volume)
| Species | FL (g/ml) |
DL (g/ml) |
FE. 30% (g/ml) |
FE. 70% (g/ml) |
TamEO (µl) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MBC | MIC | MBC | MIC | MBC | MIC | MBC | MIC | MBC | MIC | |
| St. aureus | na* | >0.15 | >0.15 | 0.075 | 1.5 | 0.047 | 0.75 | 0.094 | 20.0 | 2.50 |
| En. faecalis | — | — | — | — | >1.5 | 0.094 | 0.75 | 0.094 | 10.0 | 1.25 |
| B. subtilis | 0.15 | 0.019 | >0.15 | 0.038 | 1.5 | 0.187 | 1.5 | 0.187 | 10.0 | 0.62 |
| P. aeruginosa | — | — | — | — | 1.5 | 0.187 | 1.5 | 0.187 | — | — |
| Es. coli | — | — | >0.15 | 0.075 | 1.5 | 0.187 | 1.5 | 0.187 | 10.0 | 1.25 |
| Sa. typhimurium | — | — | >0.15 | 0.075 | — | — | — | 1.5 | 10.0 | 1.25 |
| C. albicans | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40.0 | 10.0 |
FL: fresh leaves’ extract, DL: dried leaves’ extract, FE.: fluid extract, TamEO: tamarind essential oil, na* Not applied at the dose evaluated