Table 7.
Effect of commercially available drugs on growth of lactobacilli isolates.
| Commercial drug (mg/ml) | Zone of inhibition (mm) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L13 | L14 | L18 | L32 | S30 | S45 | S49 | |
| Paracetamol (500) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Diclofenac (10) | – | 15 ± 0.2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nimugesic (20) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ibuprofen (120) | 15 ± 0.1 | 20 ± 0.2 | 12 ± 0.1 | – | – | – | – |
| Cetrizine HCl (2) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Lansoprazole (4) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
The antimicrobial effects of the commercial drugs were determined by agar well diffusion assay. The experiments were performed three times in triplicate. The results are expressed as means ± standard deviations.