Table 2.
Antibacterial zone of growth inhibition (Mean±SD, mm) of A.afra leaf solvent extracts against multi-antibiotic resistant clinical isolates
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Crude extracts | E.coli | P.aeruginosa | S.aureus | S.pneumoniae |
Methanolic extract | 25.33±0.58 | 20.00±5.00 | 20.00±5.00 | 22.67±2.31 |
N-hexane extract | 10.00±0.00 | 11.67±7.64 | 5.67±1.56 | 11.67±2.89 |
Ethanolic extract | 22.67±2.31 | 22.00±3.46 | 20.00+0.00 | 19.33±4.04 |
DMSO | 0.00±0.00 | 0.00±0.00 | 0.00±0.00 | 0.00±0.00 |
SD: standard deviation