Table 3.

Antibacterial activity of the plant extract against the indicator strains.

Test Pathogenic Strain	Antibacterial Activity
	D. lacera		D. bissetiana		Positive Control
	Inhibition a	MIC (mg/mL)	Inhibition	MIC (mg/mL)	Antibiotics	Inhibition
Escherichia coli KCTC2617	-		-		Gentamycin	++
Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis NCCP14546	-		-		Gentamycin	++
Staphylococcus aureus NCCP14560	+++	5	+++	0.625	Gentamycin	++
Streptococcus mutans KCTC 3065	+++	5	+++	5	Gentamycin	++
Candida albicans NCCP31077	-		-		Hygomycin	++

^a The inhibition zone (mm) around the paper disc containing the microbial cell-free supernatant was classified as +++, >13 mm; ++, 10–12 mm; +, less than 9 mm; -, no inhibition zone. All microbial pathogens showed no inhibition against the negative control (DMSO:EtOH = 1:1, v/v).