Table 2.

Antibacterial activity (MIC values) data of Schiff base and its metal complexes.

S.No.	Compound	Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (mg/L)
		Staphylococcus aureus	Escherichia coli	Klebsiella pneumoniae	Bacillus subtilis	Salmonella typhi
1	H2L	45	44	52	46	63
2	[CoL]	23	24	26	21	26
3	[NiL]	19	23	25	22	25
4	[CuL]	19	18	22	19	24
5	[ZnL]	15	25	24	23	29
6	[VOL]	17	16	18	15	21
7	Tetracycline∗	9	8	10	7	8

^∗Standard.