Table 6.
Antibacterial activities of the Ephedra alata extracts.
| Bacteria organisms | Aqueous extract |
Methanolic extract |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIZ ± SD | MIC (mg/mL) | MBC (mg/mL) | DIZ ± SD | MIC (mg/mL) | MBC (mg/mL) | |
| References strains | ||||||
| Salmonella typhimirum DT104 | 12 ± 0 | 12.5 | >25 | 16 ± 0.33 | 6.25 | >25 |
| Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 29212 | 11 ± 0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12 ± 0.33 | 1.56 | 6.25 |
| Auricular infections strains | ||||||
| Sa12 | 8 ± 0 | 6.25 | >25 | 13 ± 0.33 | 3.125 | 12.5 |
| Sa16 | 11 ± 0 | 3.12 | 25 | 11 ± 0 | 0.09 | 12.5 |
| Sa26 | 10 ± 1.4 | 12.5 | >25 | 11.5 ± 0.7 | 3.12 | >25 |
| Sa27 | 9 ± 0 | 25 | >25 | 11 ± 0 | 3.12 | 12.5 |
| Sa32 | 10 ± 0 | 12.5 | >25 | 13.5 ± 0.7 | 0.02 | >25 |
DIZ: diameter inhibition zone; SD: standard deviation; MIC: minimum inhibitory concentration; MBC: minimum bactericidal concentration.