Table 2.
Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) and minimum bactericidal/fungicidal concentrations (MBC/MFC) of methanol leaf extracts of J. flava (JFL) and L. welwitschii (LWL). The experiments were repeated three times.
| Extract (mg/mL) |
S. aureus
ATCC 25923 |
B. subtilis
NCTC 10073 |
E. coli
ATCC 25922 |
P. aeruginosa
ATCC 27853 |
C. albicans | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIC | MBC | MIC | MBC | MIC | MBC | MIC | MBC | MIC | MBC | |
| JFL | 5.0 | 10.0 | 7.5 | 20.0 | 7.5 | 20.0 | 7.5 | 20.0 | 5.0 | 10.0 |
| LWL | 5.0 | 10.0 | 2.5 | 7.5 | 5.0 | 15.0 | 10.0 | 50.0 | 2.5 | 5.0 |
| CPC | 0.025 | nd | 0.020 | nd | 0.025 | nd | 0.055 | nd | nd | nd |
| CTZ | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | 0.025 | nd |
Reference antimicrobial agents: CPC: chloramphenicol; CTZ: clotrimazole. nd: not determined.