Table 2.
Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC, μg/mL) values of aqueous ethanol and chloroform extracts from three Baccharis species from Northern Chile *
| Plant species | B. microphylla | B. petiolata | B. santelicis | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microorganism | aq. ethanol | chloroform | aq. ethanol | chloroform | aq-ethanol | chloroform |
| Staphylococcus aureus | >1000 | 500 | 500 | >1000 | 31.2 | >1000 |
| Enterococcus faecalis | 500 | 125 | >1000 | >1000 | >1000 | 15.6 |
| Bacillus subtilis | 7.8 | 15.6 | 62.5 | 31.2 | 15.6 | 31.2 |
| Acinetobacter baumanni | >1000 | >1000 | >1000 | >1000 | NA | >1000 |
| Salmonella typhi | >1000 | 500 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
* The values are the mean of three experiments. NA: no activity