Table 3.
Minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) of methanolic extracts against clinical isolated bacteria.
| Plant | MBC (mg/mL) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. pneumoniae | E. faecalis | E. coli | S. maltophilia | S. aureus | |
| S. secundiflora | NE | NE | NE | NE | 9.1 ± 0.4 |
| S. ambigua | NE | NE | NE | NE | >15 |
| P. laevigata | 3.8 ± 0.1 | 2.7 ± 0.1 | 1.5 ± 0.2 | NE | 0.7 ± 0.01 |
| O. ficus-indica | >15 | >15 | 4.0 ± 0.3 | NE | 1.0 ± 0.2 |
| M. vulgare | NE | 0.7 ± 0.01 | NE | NE | 3.9 ± 0.3 |
| S. drummondii | NE | 0.6 ± 0.01 | NE | NE | 7.3 ± 0.2 |
| N. bivalve | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE |
| G. microcephala | NE | NE | 8.3 ± 0.2 | NE | 2.8 ± 0.3 |
Values are means ± standard deviations. NE: not evaluated.