Table 2.
Antimicrobial activity of 5 mg crude extracts of F. vesiculosus against various MRSA strains using the disk diffusion method.(n = 3).
| MRSA Strain | Ethyl Acetate | Acetone | Methanol | Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 618 | + | ++ | ++ | + |
| 619 | + | ++ | ++ | ++ |
| 620 | ++ | ++ | + | + |
| 621 | ++ | ++ | + | + |
| 666 | +++ | +++ | +++ | ++++ |
| 667 | +++ | +++ | + | ++++ |
| 668 | +++ | ++++ | ++++ | +++++ |
| 669 | +++ | ++++ | ++++ | +++++ |
| 670 | ++ | +++ | +++ | ++++ |
| 671 | ++ | +++ | ++++ | ++++ |
| 672 | +++ | +++ | ++ | +++ |
| 673 | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++++ |
| 674 | ++ | +++ | +++ | ++++ |
| 675 | ++ | ++ | ++ | +++ |
| 676 | ++++ | +++++ | ++++ | +++++ |
| 677 | ++ | ++ | + | ++ |
| 678 | ++ | ++ | ++ | ++++ |
| 679 | +++ | +++ | +++ | +++++ |
| 680 | +++ | ++ | ++ | ++ |
| 681 | ++ | +++ | +++ | +++++ |
| 682 | ++++ | +++++ | ++++ | +++++ |
| 683 | +++ | +++ | +++++ | +++++ |
| 684 | − | + | + | ++ |
| 685 | − | ++ | ++ | ++ |
| 686 | +++ | +++ | +++ | ++++ |
| 687 | − | + | − | ++ |
| 688 | − | − | + | ++ |
| 689 | − | ++ | ++ | +++ |
| Positive controla | ++++ | ++++ | ++++ | ++++ |
| Negative controlb | − | − | − | − |
aChloramphenicol antibiotic disk - 10 µg/disk. bNegative control - 50 µL of specific solvent. Inhibition zone reported as diameter of clear inhibition (including 6 mm disk) in mm; - indicates no inhibition, + indicates inhibition zone of 6 mm–9.9 mm, ++ indicates inhibition zone of 10 mm–14.9 mm, +++ indicates inhibition zone of 15 mm–19.9 mm, ++++ indicates inhibition zone of 20 mm–24.9 mm, +++++ indicates inhibition zone of >25 mm.