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. 2015 Feb 2;6:13. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00013

Table 5.

Minimum inhibitory concentration and minimum bactericidal concentration of organic extracts from leaves of Indigofera suffruticosa against Staphylococcus aureus strains.

S. aureus strains Organic extracts from leaves of Indigofera suffruticosa
Ether Chloroform Acetone
MIC MBC MBC/MIC MIC MBC MBC/MIC MIC MBC MBC/MIC
02 3.12 12.5 4 3.12 12.5 4 1.56 3.12 2
660 6.25 12.5 2 6.25 25.0 4 1.56 6.25 4
663 6.25 25.0 4 6.25 25.0 4 3.12 12.5 4
670 6.25 25.0 4 6.25 25.0 4 1.56 12.5 8
672 6.25 12.5 2 6.25 12.5 2 3.12 6.25 2
676 6.25 12.5 2 3.12 12.5 4 3.12 3.12 1
677 6.25 25.0 4 3.12 6.25 2 3.12 6.25 2
679 6.25 12.5 2 3.12 6.25 2 1.56 6.25 4
687 6.25 12.5 2 6.25 12.5 2 0.78 12.5 16
MIC50 6.25 6.25 1.56
MBC50 12.5 12.5 6.25
Average MIC 5.9 ± 1.0 4.85 ± 1.6 2.16 ± 0.9
Average MBC 16.67 ± 6.2 15.27 ± 7.7 7.63 ± 3.8

MIC, minimal inhibitory concentration; MBC, minimal bactericidal concentration.

MIC50, concentration able to inhibit 50% of strains; MBC50, concentration able to kill 50% of strains.

MIC, MIC50, MBC and MBC50 are expressed in mg/mL.