. 2014 Feb 13;8:12. doi: 10.1186/1752-153X-8-12

Table 3.

Antimicrobial analyses of F. benjamina against bacterial and fungal strains by disc diffusion assay

Microbial strains	Plant extracts and fractions	Diameter of inhibition Zone in mm
		Stem	Root	Leaves
*Bacillus cerus*	Methanol	22.5 ± 0.87^b	16.88 ± 0.36^ef	12.00 ± 0.29^gh
	n-butanol	22.25 ± 0.72^b	17.73 ± 0.16^e	19.50 ± 0.29^cd
	Chloroform	12 ± 0.58^gh	15.63 ± 0.22^f	10.75 ± 0.14^hi
	Ethyl acetate	17 ± 0.58^ef	16.88 ± 0.07^ef	10.00 ± 0.58ⁱ
	n-hexane	11.25 ± 0.72^hi	12.99 ± 0.02^g	6.50 ± 0.29^j
	Ampiciline	24.6 ± 0.66^a	18.25 ± 0.43d^e	20.75 ± 0.72^c
*Pseudomonas aerugonisa*	Methanol	23.5 ± 0.29^a	16.75 ± 0.43d^e	12.04 ± 0.31^fg
	n-butanol	22 ± 0.87^b	17.23 ± 0.13^d	19.13 ± 0.07^c
	Chloroform	12.25 ± 0.72^fg	15.88 ± 0.36^e	10.5 ± 0.29^h
	Ethyl acetate	16.75 ± 0.72^de	17.13 ± 0.22d^e	10.25 ± 0.43^h
	n-hexane	11 ± 0.58^gh	13.09 ± 0.10^f	7.50 ± 0.29ⁱ
	Ampiciline	24.38 ± 0.79^a	17.75 ± 0.14^d	20.25 ± 0.43^c
*Escherichia coli*	Methanol	22.63 ± 0.22^b	16.47 ± 0.59^ef	11.75 ± 0.14^h
	n-butanol	22.75 ± 0.43^b	16.23 ± 0.71^ef	18.25 ± 0.43^c
	Chloroform	11.57 ± 0.33^h	15.63 ± 0.22^f	11.58 ± 0.33^h
	Ethyl acetate	16.88 ± 0.65^de	16.88 ± 0.07^de	10.00 ± 0.58ⁱ
	n-hexane	10.61 ± 0.35^hi	13.34 ± 0.24^g	6.50 ± 0.29^j
	Ampiciline	24.65 ± 0.64^a	17.87 ± 0.71^ef	18.75 ± 0.43^c
*Bacillus subtilis*	Methanol	22.5 ± 0.29^b	16.43 ± 0.62^e	12.08 ± 0.29^f
	n-butanol	22.83 ± 0.39^b	16.34 ± 0.64^e	18.50 ± 0.29^c
	Chloroform	12 ± 0.58^f	15.75 ± 0.29^e	12.13 ± 0.65^f
	Ethyl acetate	16.63 ± 0.79^de	16.5 ± 0.14^de	10.50 ± 0.29^g
	n-hexane	10.5 ± 0.29^g	12.96 ± 0.02^f	7.13 ± 0.07^h
	Ampiciline	24.45 ± 0.75^a	17.75 ± 0.14^cd	20 ± 0.51^c
*Aspergillus niger*	Methanol	19.25 ± 0.43^c	14.60 ± 0.23^e	12.11 ± 0.29^f
	n-butanol	21.13 ± 0.51^b	14.98 ± 0.27^e	19.50 ± 0.29^c
	Chloroform	11.7 ± 0.40^f	17.15 ± 0.66^d	10.38 ± 0.36^g
	Ethyl acetate	16.62 ± 0.22^d	16.38 ± 0.22^d	10.50 ± 0.29^g
	n-hexane	10.25 ± 0.14^g	14.70 ± 0.40^e	7.63 ± 0.36^h
	Terbinafine	24.38 ± 0.79^a	16.75 ± 0.43^d	20.25 ± 0.43b^c
*Candida albicans*	Methanol	18.75 ± 0.72^de	14.88 ± 0.07^h	12.15 ± 0.37ⁱ
	n-butanol	21.38 ± 0.36^b	15.23 ± 0.13^h	19.75 ± 0.43^cd
	Chloroform	11.88 ± 0.51^ij	17.44 ± 0.83^ef	10.62 ± 0.22^jk
	Ethyl acetate	16.88 ± 0.07^fg	16.13 ± 0.36^gh	10.38 ± 0.36^k
	n-hexane	10.63 ± 0.36^jk	14.95 ± 0.55^h	7.88 ± 0.51^l
	Terbinafine	24.5 ± 0.72^a	16.92 ± 0.33^fg	20.25 ± 0.43^bc

Values are means ± SD of three separate experiments (p < 0.05). Letters in superscript show the significance of the results against a single strain and among various parts.