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. 2011 Apr-Jun;3(2):95–105.

Table 5.

Antibacterial activity of methanolic extract of M. sapientium seeds

Bacterial strain Diameter of zone of inhibition (mm)

Ciprofloxacin MMSS
Staphylococcus aureus 28.03±0.12 8.89±0.14
Pseudomonas aeruginosa 29.13±0.21 12.21±0.14
Salmonella typhi 25.41±0.11 10.39±0.12
Shigella flexneri 27.34±0.12 NA
Shigella dysenteriae 28.01±0.11 16.92±0.62
Shigella boydii 29.39±0.14 NA
Escherichia coli 30.23±0.18 18.59±0.22

Assay was performed in triplicate and results are the mean of three values±Standard Deviation. NA- Zone of inhibition<5 mm consider as no activity