Table 4.
Antimicrobial activity of the five plant extract combinations.
| Strain | Tropaeolum majus | Salvia officinalis | T : S 1 : 1 | T : S 1 : 2 | T : S 1 : 3 | T : S 2 : 1 | T : S 3 : 1 | PEN 10 U | Distilled water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. aureus ATCC 25923 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 37 | 0 |
| 6 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 38 | ||
| 6 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 38 | ||
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| Mean | 6 | 12.33 | 16 | 19.66 | 17.66 | 15.66 | 13.66 | 37.66 | |
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| S. pneumoniae ATCC 49619 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 27 | 0 |
| 8 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 27 | ||
| 9 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 27 | ||
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| Mean | 8.33 | 8.66 | 13.66 | 14.66 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 27 | |
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| S. pyogenes from human clinical cases | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 21 | 41 | 0 |
| 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 40 | ||
| 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 41 | ||
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| Mean | 8.33 | 10 | 10 | 10.33 | 13 | 10.66 | 20 | 40.66 | |
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| S. agalactiae from human clinical cases | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 6 | 8 | 35 | |||||||
| 6 | 8 | 34 | |||||||
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| Mean | 6 | 8 | 34.66 | ||||||