Table 5.
Antibacterial activity of extract from M. oleifera SRRP.
| Extract concentration (µg/mL) | Inhibition zones (cm) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Agrobacterium tumefaciens | Erwinia amylovora | Pectobacterium atrosepticum | |
| 4000 | 11a ± 1.00* | 6.66a ± 2.08 | 16.66a ± 4.16 |
| 2000 | 8.66b ± 0.57 | 4.66a ± 2.08 | 15.33a ± 4.72 |
| 1000 | 2.66c ± 0.57 | 1.66b ± 0.57 | 2.33b ± 1.15 |
| Control (10% DMSO) | 0.00d | 0.00b | 0.00b |
| MIC (µg/mL) | 500 | 650 | 250 |
| MIC (Tobramycin 10 µg/disc) (µg/mL) | 32 | 64 | 32 |
| LSD 0.05 | 1.21 | 2.82 | 6.028 |
| P-value | < 0.0001 | 0.0026 | 0.0003 |
Means with same letter within the same column are not significantly different according to LSD0.05.
MIC Minimum inhibitory concentration (µg/mL).
*Values are presented as mean ± SE of the inhibition zones.