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. 2015 Jul 30;2015:896314. doi: 10.1155/2015/896314

Table 5.

The antimicrobial activities screening of different C. odorata extracts.

Plant part Extracts Pathogens tested Screening assay Reference
Bark n/a Gram-positive bacteria Disc diffusion assay [25]
 Bacillus subtilis
 Bacillus megaterium
 Staphylococcus aureus
 Sarcina lutea
 Streptococcus-β-haemolyticus
Gram-negative bacteria
 Escherichia coli
 Pseudomonas aeruginosa
 Shigella flexneri
 Shigella shiga
 Shigella boydii
 Shigella dysenteriae
 Shigella sonnei
 Salmonella typhi
 Klebsiella
Fungi
 Aspergillus flavus
 Aspergillus niger
 Aspergillus versicolor
 Candida albicans
n-hexane Gram-positive bacteria Well diffusion assay [26]
 Propionibacterium acnes
Fungi
 Candida albicans
Ethyl acetate Gram-positive bacteria [26]
 Propionibacterium acnes
Fungi
 Candida albicans
Ethanolic Gram-positive bacteria [26]
 Propionibacterium acnes
Fungi
 Candida albicans
Ethanolic Protozoan parasite In vitro bioassay [27]
Cyclohexane  Plasmodium falciparum FcB1 strain
Methylene chloride
Methanolic

Whole plant Essential oils Gram-positive bacteria Disc diffusion assay [28]
 Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 700699
Gram-positive bacteria [29]
 Bacillus cereus
 Bacillus subtilis
 Bacillus megaterium
 Bacillus polymyxa
 Streptococcus-β-haemolyticus
 Streptococcus aureus
 Streptococcus lutea
Gram-negative bacteria
 Escherichia coli
 Shigella dysenteriae
 Shigella flexneri
 Shigella sonnei
 Pseudomonas aeruginosa
 Salmonella typhi B
 Salmonella paratyphi A
 Salmonella paratyphi B
Fungi [30]
 Rhizopus oryzae
 Aspergillus niger
 Aspergillus fumigatus
 Aspergillus krusli
 Candida albicans
 Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Fungi
 Candida albicans ATCC 48274
 Rhodotorula glutinis ATCC 16740
 Schizosaccharomyces pombe ATCC 60232
 Saccharomyces cerevisiae ATCC 2365
 Yarrowia lipolytica ATCC 16617

Leaf Methanolic Gram-positive bacteria Well diffusion assay [31]
 Staphylococcus aureus
Gram-negative bacteria
 Salmonella typhi
 Escherichia coli
 Vibrio cholera
Fungi
 Epidermophyton floccosum
 Microsporum gypseum
 Trichophyton mentagrophytes
Protozoan parasite In vitro bioassay [27]
 Plasmodium falciparum FcB1 strain
Petroleum ether Gram-positive bacteria Well diffusion assay [31]
 Staphylococcus aureus
Gram-negative bacteria
 Salmonella typhi
 Escherichia coli
 Vibrio cholera
Fungi
 Epidermophyton floccosum
 Microsporum gypseum
 Trichophyton mentagrophytes
Chloroform Gram-positive bacteria Well diffusion assay [31]
 Staphylococcus aureus
Gram-negative bacteria
 Salmonella typhi
 Escherichia coli
 Vibrio cholera
Fungi
 Epidermophyton floccosum
 Microsporum gypseum
 Trichophyton mentagrophytes
Ethanolic Protozoan parasite In vitro bioassay [27]
Cyclohexane  Plasmodium falciparum FcB1 strain
Methylene chloride

n/a: not available.