Table 1.
Antimicrobial activity of isolatesagainst the test microorganismsemployed
| Producers |
Mean zones of growth-inhibition(mm) of test organisms(±SEM) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PA | BT | BS | EF | SA | PV | ||
| SAI 19 |
Ac |
14 ± 1.12 |
16 ± 0.11 |
15 ± 0.41 |
11 ± 0.21 |
14 ± 2.0 |
15 ± 0.21 |
| SAI 22 |
Ac |
- |
- |
11 ± 3.05 |
14 ± 2.22 |
11 ± 0.07 |
12 ± 1.20 |
| SAI 20 |
Br |
- |
11 ± 0.66 |
- |
11 ± 0.02 |
- |
13 ± 0.10 |
| SAI 28 |
Br |
- |
12 ± 2.12 |
- |
13 ± 0.01 |
- |
11 ± 2.07 |
| SAI 29 |
Ac |
- |
14 ± 0.31 |
13 ± 0.77 |
14 ± 0.73 |
- |
- |
| SAI 18 |
Br |
- |
12 ± 1.11 |
- |
12 ± 1.27 |
- |
12 ± 1.16 |
| SAI 9 |
Br |
- |
10 ± 1.54 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| SAI 12 |
Br |
- |
12 ± 0.97 |
- |
- |
- |
12 ± 0.16 |
| SAI 36 |
Ac |
- |
13 ± 0.76 |
13 ± 0.76 |
14 ± 0.46 |
14 ± 1.17 |
12 ± 0.55 |
| SAI 31 |
Ac |
- |
12 ± 3.27 |
- |
11 ± 3.09 |
- |
- |
| SAI 32 |
Fg |
- |
12 ± 0.09 |
11 ± 0.83 |
12 ± 2.39 |
13 ± 0.09 |
12 ± 1.43 |
| SAI 35 |
Br |
- |
14 ± 0.04 |
14 ± 0.98 |
14 ± 4.01 |
12 ± 2.17 |
12 ± 2.44 |
| SAI 23 |
Br |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
12 ± 0.26 |
| SAI 5 |
Fg |
- |
- |
11 ± 0.45 |
- |
- |
11 ± 0.15 |
| WEI 3 |
Ac |
- |
14 ± 1.22 |
14 ± 0.11 |
15 ± 1.44 |
15 ± 0.11 |
13 ± 0.03 |
| WEI 7 |
Br |
- |
11 ± 4.11 |
- |
12 ± 0.33 |
12 ± 0.43 |
- |
| WEI 13 |
Fg |
- |
11 ± 0.23 |
- |
13 ± 0.76 |
- |
11 ± 3.27 |
| WEI 14 |
Ac |
- |
14 ± 2.91 |
13 ± 3.23 |
16 ± 1.28 |
13 ± 4.30 |
13 ± 1.30 |
| WEI 16 |
Br |
- |
- |
- |
11 ± 2.99 |
- |
- |
| WEI 19 |
Br |
- |
- |
- |
10 ± 1.19 |
- |
- |
| BS 1 |
Ac |
13 ± 4.09 |
14 ± 5.10 |
15 ± 1.22 |
12 ± 0.61 |
13 ± 2.99 |
14 ± 0.91 |
| BS 8 |
Br |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
17 ± 2.07 |
| BS 26 |
Fg |
- |
- |
13 ± 0.22 |
15 ± 0.09 |
- |
- |
| MAI 1 |
Br |
- |
20 ± 0.11 |
17 ± 0.26 |
22 ± 1.40 |
20 ± 0.18 |
17 ± 0.99 |
| MAI 2 |
Br |
- |
24 ± 1.16 |
26 ± 2.33 |
22 ± 2.14 |
- |
25 ± 3.17 |
| MAI 3 |
Br |
- |
- |
20 ± 2.19 |
22 ± 0.49 |
- |
- |
| MAI 4 | Ac | - | - | - | 15 ± 0.87 | - | - |
Key: Ac = Actinomycetes, Br = Bacteria, Fg = fungi, PA = P. aeruginosa, EF = E. faecalis, BT = B. thuringensis, SA = Staph aureus, BS = B. Subtilis, PV = Pr. vulgaris. SAI = Sand isolates from River Wiwi, WEI = weed isolates from River Wiwi, MAI = marine isolates, BS = isolates from Lake Bosomtwe.