Table 3.
Effect of aqueous plant extracts and photosensitization on Aspergillus flavus (UONV017).
| Plants | Colony forming units at 600 mg/ml | Colony forming units at 450 mg/ml | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 (min) | 20 (min) | 40 (min) | 0 minutes (ctrl) | 10 (min) | 20 (min) | 40 (min) | 0 minutes (ctrl) | |
| S. aculeastrum | 4.00 ± 1.29b | 4.00 ± 1.29ab | 2.00 ± 1.29a | 35 ± 1.29c | 4.00 ± 1.12b | 4.00 ± 1.12ab | 3.00 ± 1.12a | 35 ± 1.12c |
| P. africana | 5.00 ± 1.29b | 4.00 ± 1.29ab | 3.00 ± 1.29a | 71 ± 1.29c | 6.00 ± 1.12b | 5.00 ± 1.12ab | 5.00 ± 1.12a | 71 ± 1.12c |
| S. cordatum | 5.00 ± 1.29b | 4.00 ± 1.29ab | 4.00 ± 1.29a | 41 ± 1.29c | 5.00 ± 1.12b | 4.00 ± 1.12ab | 4.00 ± 1.12a | 41 ± 1.12c |
| L. kituiensis | 11.00 ± 1.29b | 8.00 ± 1.29ab | 7.00 ± 1.29a | 41 ± 1.29c | 13.00 ± 1.12b | 11.00 ± 1.12ab | 10.00 ± 1.12a | 41 ± 1.12c |
| O. lamiifolium | 12.00 ± 1.29b | 8.00 ± 1.29ab | 6.00 ± 1.29a | 62 ± 1.29c | 14.00 ± 1.12b | 11.00 ± 1.12ab | 10.00 ± 1.12a | 62 ± 1.12c |
| S. oleracea | 13.00 ± 1.29b | 10.00 ± 1.29ab | 7.00 ± 1.29a | 54 ± 1.29c | 12.00 ± 1.12b | 11.00 ± 1.12b | 10.00 ± 1.12a | 54 ± 1.12c |
| 0 extracts (ctrl) | 76.00 ± 1.29ab | 73.00 ± 1.29b | 73.00 ± 1.29b | 80.00 ± 1.29a | 76.00 ± 1.12ab | 73.00 ± 1.12b | 73.00 ± 1.12b | 80.00 ± 1.12a |
Numbers are means of three replications. Two-way Annova was used for analysis and means were separated by Tukey's test. Numbers followed by the same letters in the same row within each concentration are not significantly different (P < 0.05).