Table 6.
Antimicrobial Effect of 80% Methanol Leaf and Fruit Extract of L.ocymifolia and Ciprofloxacin Using Disk Diffusion Techniques
| Bacterial Species | Zones of Inhibition (mm) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concentration | |||||
| Test Extract | Ciprofloxacin | ||||
| 1,000 g/mL | 500 mg/mL | 250 mg/mL | 125 mg/mL | 5 μg/disc* | |
| S. typhi | 13±0.16 | 11.93±0.16 | 10.00±0.52 | 8.10±0.33 | 18±0.14 |
| S. paratyphi | 12±0.17 | 11.80±0.19 | 9.90±0.27 | 7.8±0.09 | 16±0.17 |
| S. typhimurium | 10±0.32 | 9.15±0.04 | 8.910±0.11 | 7.34±0.09 | 16±0.01 |
| Shigella spps | 11±0.15 | 9.80±0.02 | 7.30±0.39 | 4.71±0.37 | 0 |
| P. aeuroginosa | 10±0.06 | 9.50±0.13 | 6.50±0.9 | 3.60±0.51 | 19±0.11 |
| S. aureus | 12±0.11 | 11.57±0.07 | 10.00±0.05 | 7.5±0.01 | 20±0.01 |
| E. coli | 15±0.15 | 13.54±0.34 | 11.54±0.34 | 10.2±0.03 | 20±0.15 |
Notes: Values are expressed as Mean SEM. The negative control showed no antibacterial activity *Positive control, Cipro=Ciprofloxacin. The values are the average of triplicate tests.