Table 3.
Antimicrobial activity of extracts from barks of C. leptophloeos against selected Gram-positive bacteria and fungi.
| Commiphora leptophloeos Extract | Bacillus subtilis | Enterococcus faecalis | Micrococcus luteus | Staphylococcus aureus | Aspergillus sp. | Candida albicans | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIC | MMC | MIC | MMC | MIC | MMC | MIC | MMC | MIC | MMC | MIC | MMC | |
| CLMEE | 3.125 | – | 25 | – | 0.097 | 12.5 | 1.56 | – | 3.15 | – | 6.25 | – |
| CLCLE | 25.0 | – | 25 | – | 0.78 | 25 | 1.125 | – | 6.25 | – | 12.5 | – |
| CLCHE | 12.5 | – | 25 | – | 0.195 | – | 3.125 | – | 6.25 | – | 6.25 | – |
| CLAEE | 12.5 | – | 25 | – | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.125 | – | 12.5 | – |
| Control | MIC | MIC | MIC | MIC | MIC | MIC | ||||||
| KAN | 4 | 0.614 | 6.8 | 1.6 | N.d. | 3.2 | ||||||
| KCZ | N.d. | N.d. | N.d. | N.d. | 0.32 | N.d. | ||||||
MIC, Minimal Inhibitory Concentration; MMC, Minimal Microbicidal Concentration; MIC and MMC values are expressed in mg/mL. CLAQE, C. leptophloeos aqueous extract; CLMEE, Methanolic extract; CLCLE, Cloroform extract; CLCHE, Cyclohexane extract and CLAEE, Ethyl acetate extract. KAN, Kanamycin and KCZ, Ketoconazole. N.d., Not determined. Data were obtained from three independent experiments, each performed in triplicates (n = 3) and represented as mean ± SD and p-value < 0.05.