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. 2015 Jan 23;48(1):9. doi: 10.1186/0717-6287-48-9

Table 4.

Inhibition zones of aqueous leaf extracts of three varieties of Labisia pumila against pathogenic bacteria at concentration of 300 μg/disc (Mean ± SEM; n = 3)

Sample Inhibition zone (cm)
Gram-positive bacteria
B. subitilis S. aureus B. cereus M. luteus
Alata 0.72 ± 0.11b 0.65 ± 0.15c 0.75 ± 0.13b 0.55 ± 0.06b
Pumila 0.75 ± 0.23b 0.70 ± 0.13b 0.73 ± 0.25b 0.50 ± 0.17b
Lanceolata 0.65 ± 0.46c 0.55 ± 0.07d 0.60 ± 0.16c 0.40 ± 0.22c
Kanamycin 1.15 ± 0.05a 0.95 ± 0.03a 1.02 ± 0.09a 0.91 ± 0.05a
Gram-negative bacteria
E. coli P. aeruginosa E. aerogenes K. pneumonie
Alata 0.90 ± 0.15b 0.40 ± 0.23b 0.63 ± 0.07b 0.60 ± 0.09bc
Pumila 0.85 ± 0.09c 0.37 ± 0.17bc 0.45 ± 0.15c 0.65 ± 0.25b
Lanceolata 0.78 ± 0.12d 0.30 ± 0.11c 0.40 ± 0.19cd 0.55 ± 0.33c
Kanamycin 1.30 ± 0.03a 0.92 ± 0.05a 1.05 ± 0.05a 1.20 ± 0.11a

Means with different superscripts within column are significantly different (P < 0.05).