Table 2.
Minimal Inhibitory Concentrations (MIC) results for antimicrobial activity of extracts from some Cameroonian dietary spices (μg/ml)
| Microorganisms |
Extracts |
Antibiotics |
|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FHF | FHB | GLB | GLL | HLR | HLBa | HLBb | Cipro | AmphB | |
|
Bacteria |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
S. aureus |
- |
- |
250 |
500 |
62.5 |
500 |
125 |
0.25 |
nd |
|
S. epidermitis |
- |
- |
250 |
500 |
62.5 |
500 |
125 |
0.25 |
nd |
|
E. coli |
500 |
- |
500 |
- |
- |
1000 |
500 |
0.25 |
nd |
|
P. aeruginosa |
500 |
- |
1000 |
- |
- |
- |
500 |
1 |
nd |
|
MRSA |
- |
- |
|
1000 |
125 |
500 |
125 |
6 |
nd |
|
VRE |
- |
- |
|
1000 |
125 |
1000 |
125 |
64 |
nd |
|
Fungi |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
C. albicans |
500 |
- |
500 |
250 |
500 |
nd |
500 |
nd |
0.5 |
|
C. krusei |
- |
- |
1000 |
250 |
1000 |
nd |
1000 |
nd |
1 |
|
C. tropicalis |
- |
- |
125 |
62.5 |
125 |
nd |
125 |
nd |
0.5 |
| A. fumigatus | 500 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | nd | 1000 | nd | 0.5 |
FHF: Methanol extract from Fagara heitzii fruits; FHB: Methanol extract from Fagara heitzii barks; GLB: Methanol extract from Garcina lucida barks; GLL: Methanol extract from Garcina lucida leaves; HLR: Methanol extract from Hymenocardia lyrata roots; HLBa: Aqueous extract from Hymenocardia lyrata barks; HLBb: Methanol extract from Hymenocardia lyrata barks; Cipro: Ciprofloxacin; Amph B: Amphothericin B; -: MIC>1000 μg/mL; nd: not determined.