Table 2.
Antibacterial activity of Dorycnium herbaceum and Melilotus albus extracts.
| Species | Dorycnium herbaceum | Melilotus albus | S (μg/mL) | ||||
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| Acetone | Ethyl acetate | Ethanol | Acetone | Ethyl acetate | Ethanol | ||
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| Bacillus subtilis | 1.25 | 1.25 | 5 | 1.25 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 12.5 |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | 20 | 20 | 10 | 10 | >20 | >20 | 500 |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 | >20 | >20 | 1.56 |
| Enterococcus faecalis | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 | >20 | >20 | 3.12 |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 | >20 | >1000 |
| Proteus mirabilis | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 20 | >20 | >1000 |
| Escherichia coli | 20 | >20 | 20 | >20 | >20 | >20 | 1.56 |
| E. coli a | 10 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 20 | >20 | 6.25 |
| S. aureus b | 1.25 | 1.25 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 6.25 |
| P. aeruginosa c | 10 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 20 | >1000 |
MIC = minimum inhibitory concentration; S = standard (cephalexin).
a
E. coli ATCC 25922.
b
S. aureus ATCC 25923.
c
P. aeruginosa ATCC 27853.