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. 2014 Jul 1;2014:423751. doi: 10.1155/2014/423751

Table 1.

Average inhibition zones (±1.0 mm) produced by acetone extract of Acacia mearnsii and their different combinations.

  AMA alone Ery alone Combined AMA + Ery Tet alone Combined AMA + Tet
  5 10 20 62.5 125 250 1.25 + 62.5 2.5 + 125 5 + 250 62.5 125 250 1.25 + 62.5 2.5 + 125 5 + 250
  mg/mL µg/mL mg/mL + µg/mL µg/mL mg/mL + µg/mL
Escherichia  coli ATCC 25922 13 15 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 24 27 22 25 28
Bacillus  cereus ATCC 10702 17 20 23 25 28 30 20 23 27 25 27 31 25 28 32
Pseudomonas  aeruginosa ATCC 19582 16 18 21 26 30 34 21 23 25 22 25 28 25 27 30
Serratia  marcescens ATCC 9986 0 14 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 18 22 15 18 22
Enterococcus  faecalis KZN 17 20 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Staphylococcus  aureus OK1 17 19 21 28 30 33 25 26 28 31 34 36 30 34 38
Salmonella  typhi ATCC 13311 25 29 32 0 0 0 0 14 16 29 31 33 31 33 36
Micrococcus  luteus 14 16 19 20 23 27 17 20 24 22 26 30 27 30 33
Proteus  vulgaris CSIR 0030 18 21 23 22 23 25 22 24 25 23 26 28 25 27 30
Shigella  flexneri KZN 20 22 24 25 27 30 15 27 31 22 23 25 25 26 28
  AMA alone Met alone Combined AMA + Met Amx alone Combine AMA + Amx
  5 10 20 62.5 125 250 1.25 + 62.5 2.5 + 125 5 + 250 62.5 125 250 1.25 + 62.5 2.5 + 125 5 + 250
  mg/mL µg/mL mg/mL + µg/mL µg/mL mg/mL + µg/mL
Escherichia  coli ATCC 25922 13 15 18 0 15 20 0 15 17 22 24 27 22 24 27
Bacillus  cereus ATCC 10702 17 20 23 0 0 0 17 20 22 15 18 20 18 20 22
Pseudomonas  aeruginosa ATCC 19582 16 18 21 0 0 0 14 17 19 20 21 22 19 20 22
Serratia  marcescens ATCC 9986 0 14 18 0 0 0 0 14 18 14 17 20 17 20 23
Enterococcus  faecalis KZN 17 20 23 0 0 0 17 20 23 0 0 0 0 0 0
Staphylococcus  aureus OK1 17 19 21 0 0 0 16 21 24 28 30 32 27 29 32
Salmonella  typhi ATCC 13311 25 29 32 0 0 0 0 15 18 28 32 34 30 35 37
Micrococcus  luteus 14 16 19 0 0 0 11 14 16 28 32 36 33 36 40
Proteus  vulgaris CSIR 0030 18 21 23 0 0 0 14 16 18 18 20 22 20 23 2
Shigella  flexneri KZN 20 22 24 0 0 0 15 18 20 19 20 23 22 25 26
  AMA alone Cip alone Combined AMA + Cip Nal alone Combined AMA + Nal
  5 10 20 1.25 2.5 5 1.25 + 1.25 2.5 + 2.5 5 + 5 62.5 125 250 1.25 + 62.5 2.5 + 125 5 + 250
  mg/mL µg/mL mg/mL + µg/mL µg/mL mg/mL + µg/mL
Escherichia  coli ATCC 25922 13 15 18 30 33 35 20 24 27 25 27 30 20 24 28
Bacillus  cereus ATCC 10702 17 20 23 20 24 27 18 22 27 20 25 28 17 19 22
Pseudomonas  aeruginosa ATCC 19582 16 18 21 21 25 28 18 21 25 24 27 30 17 19 24
Serratia  marcescens ATCC 9986 0 14 18 32 35 40 26 29 32 27 30 33 25 28 30
Enterococcus  faecalis KZN 17 20 23 33 38 42 21 24 28 0 0 0 0 0 0
Staphylococcus  aureus OK1 17 19 21 30 35 38 25 27 30 0 0 0 15 18 21
Salmonella  typhi ATCC 13311 25 29 32 32 37 40 15 16 18 29 32 34 24 26 29
Micrococcus  luteus 14 16 19 23 28 32 19 24 27 0 0 0 0 0 0
Proteus  vulgaris CSIR 0030 18 21 23 25 26 28 23 25 27 24 26 30 23 25 29
Shigella  flexneri KZN 20 22 24 28 30 33 30 32 35 18 20 22 20 21 23
  AMA alone Chl alone Combined AMA + Chl Kan alone Combined AMA + Kan
  5 10 20 62.5 125 250 1.25 + 62.5 2.5 + 125 5 + 250 62.5 125 250 1.25 + 62.5 2.5 + 125 5 + 250
  mg/mL µg/mL mg/mL + µg/mL µg/mL mg/mL + µg/mL
Escherichia  coli ATCC 25922 13 15 18 22 25 30 16 19 21 23 25 28 16 20 23
Bacillus  cereus ATCC 10702 17 20 23 25 28 30 19 20 24 24 27 30 15 17 21
Pseudomonas  aeruginosa ATCC 19582 16 18 21 25 28 30 20 22 26 22 25 28 20 23 26
Serratia  marcescens ATCC 9986 0 14 18 0 0 0 16 20 24 23 25 28 19 24 26
Enterococcus  faecalis KZN 17 20 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Staphylococcus  aureus OK1 17 19 21 21 25 28 17 20 23 18 22 27 22 26 28
Salmonella  typhi ATCC 13311 25 29 32 30 32 35 23 27 30 28 30 32 29 32 34
Micrococcus  luteus 14 16 19 29 30 35 20 24 27 22 25 28 20 24 26
Proteus  vulgaris CSIR 0030 18 21 23 25 28 30 25 26 28 23 26 28 25 27 29
Shigella  flexneri KZN 20 22 24 25 27 29 25 26 28 19 23 25 23 25 27

AMA: acetone extract of A. mearnsii; Ery: erythromycin; Tet: tetracycline; Met: metronidazole; Cip: ciprofloxacin; Nal: nalidixic acid; Chl: chloramphenicol; Kan: kanamycin.