Table 4.
Toxic activity of some plants of Oaxaca against the growth of B. licheniformis MV1.
| Treatment | Inhibition zone (mm) | Standard deviation |
|---|---|---|
| Chloramphenicol (positive control) | 20.93 | 0.20 |
| Adenophyllum aurantium | 3.48* | 0.79 |
| Adenophyllum aurantium R | 0.00* | 0.00 |
| Adenophyllum aurantium R-AcOEt | 1.56* | 1.81 |
| Acalypha cuspidata | 10.06* | 0.55 |
| Acalypha subviscida | 21.43 | 0.49 |
| Alloispermum integrifolium | 0.00* | 0.00 |
| Echeveria acutifolia | 14.57* | 0.61 |
| Galium mexicanum | 18.02* | 0.80 |
| Lantana achyrantifolia | 15.93* | 0.45 |
| Prostechea varicosa B | 10.42* | 1.40 |
| Prostechea varicosa R | 14.36* | 1.29 |
| Salpianthus arenarius | 11.43* | 1.34 |
| Tournefortia densiflora | 21.19 | 1.87 |
| Tournefortia densiflora R | 14.60* | 1.02 |
| Heliocarpus terebinthinaceus S-Ac | 1.56* | 0.28 |
| Heliocarpus terebinthinaceus S-Hx | 13.23* | 1.58 |
| Ipomoea murucoides - Et2O | 13.21* | 0.72 |
B, Bulb; R, root; S, seeds. Aerial parts were used for rest of plants.
The extracting solvent is MeOH except when otherwise is indicated. AcOEt, ethylacetate; Aq, aqueous; Hx, hexane; Et2O, ethyl ether.
Results are expressed as the mean ± S.D. (n = 3).
Data were analyzed by One-Way ANOVA followed by Dunnett test.
*
Significant difference between each treatment and the positive control are shown as p < 0.05.