Table 3.
Antimicrobial activities of Euphorbia granulata, E. helioscopia and E. hirta.
| Sample | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microorganism | Diameter of the inhibition zone (mm) |
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| E. granulata | E. helioscopia | E. hirta | T1 | T2 | T3 | Standard | |
| Gram negative bacteria: | Gentamycin | ||||||
| Proteous vulgaris (RCMB 010085) | 00.0 | 00.0 | 00.0 | 00.0 | 00.0 | 00.0 | 20.3 ± 0.30 |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae (RCMB 0010093) | 18.9 ± 0.44 | 16.7 ± 0.35 | 24.4 ± 0.19 | 18.3 ± 0.44 | 23.7 ± 0.58 | 00.0 | 26.3 ± 0.15 |
| Escherichia coli (RCMB 010056) | 14.2 ± 0.35 | 13.5 ± 0.58 | 21.4 ± 0.35 | 15.8 ± 0.58 | 18.9 ± 0.39 | 00.0 | 25.3 ± 0.18 |
| Gram positive bacteria: | Ampicillin | ||||||
| Staphylococcus aureus (RCMB 010027) | 20.3 ± 0.35 | 16.8 ± 0.19 | 23.8 ± 0.25 | 18.2 ± 0.44 | 22.4 ± 0.44 | 00.0 | 28.9 ± 0.14 |
| Staphylococcus epidermidis (RCMB 010024) | 21.1 ± 0.44 | 18.9 ± 0.25 | 21.2 ± 0.19 | 16.5 ± 0.35 | 20.8 ± 0.19 | 00.0 | 25.4 ± 0.18 |
| Streptococcus pyogenes (RCMB 010015) | 00.0 | 00.0 | 00.0 | 00.0 | 00.0 | 00.0 | 26.4 ± 0.34 |
| Fungi | Amphotericin B | ||||||
| Aspergillus fumigatus (RCMB 02564) | 18.4 ± 0.58 | 15.9 ± 0.58 | 19.8 ± 0.25 | 15.3 ± 0.25 | 18.2 ± 0.44 | 00.0 | 23.7 ± 0.10 |
| Candida albicans (RCMB 05035) | 16.8 ± 0.63 | 12.9 ± 0.25 | 18.9 ± 0.25 | 12.7 ± 0.39 | 15.4 ± 0.58 | 00.0 | 21.9 ± 0.12 |
| Candida tropicalis (RCMB 05042) | 15.4 ± 0.25 | 13.4 ± 0.35 | 19.8 ± 0.58 | 13.6 ± 0.63 | 18.6 ± 0.44 | 00.0 | 25.4 ± 0.16 |
| Geotricum candidum (RCMB 05096) | 19.8 ± 0.25 | 17.6 ± 0.25 | 21.6 ± 0.58 | 16.7 ± 0.58 | 20.4 ± 0.44 | 00.0 | 26.4 ± 0.20 |
| Microsporum canis (RCMB 0834) | 17.5 ± 0.58 | 13.6 ± 0.44 | 22.6 ± 0.19 | 14.5 ± 0.19 | 20.4 ± 0.58 | 00.0 | 22.2 ± 0.34 |
| Trichophyton mentagrophytes (RCMB 0925) | 19.2 ± 0.44 | 15.8 ± 0.35 | 16.8 ± 0.44 | 13.9 ± 0.25 | 15.7 ± 0.19 | 00.0 | 24.1 ± 0.18 |