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Table 2 Table showing the average diameter of zones of inhibition of the T. catappa L. methanol (TCM) and aqueous (TCW) extracts against five microorganisms

From: Phytochemical characterization, antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of Terminalia catappa methanol and aqueous extracts

 

Mean ± SD

 

Sample

S. aureus

P. aeruginosa

E. coli

B. subtilis

C. albicans

0.15 mg/ml ciprofloxacin

21.0 ± 0Aa

27.7 ± 0.33Ab

25.7 ± 0.17Ac

26.3 ± 0.33Ad

 

100 mg/ml TCM

18.5 ± 0.29Ba

25.7 ± 0.33Bb

25.0 ± 0.0Ac

14.3 ± 0.33Bd

20.3 ± 0.58Ae

100 mg/ml TCW

15.3 ± 0.33Ca

15.7 ± 0.33Ca

20.3 ± 0.33Bb

19.3 ± 0.33Cb

18.3 ± 0.58Bc

50 mg/ml TCM

13.7 ± 0.58Da

20.7 ± 0.33Cb

20.3 ± 0.33Bb

11.3 ± 0.33Dc

17.7 ± 0.58Bd

50 mg/ml TCW

12.7 ± 0.33Da

13.3 ± 0.33Da

17.3 ± 0.33Cb

17.3 ± 0.33 Eb

15.7 ± 0.58Ce

25 mg/ml TCM

12.3 ± 0.33Da

19.3 ± 0.33Eb

14.7 ± 0.33Dc

10.7 ± 0.17Ed

15.7 ± 0.58Ce

25 mg/ml TCW

9.7 ± 0.33Ea

10.3 ± 0.58Fa

14.0 ± 0.0Db

14.3 ± 0.44Fb

13.3 ± 0.58Db

5%DMSO

0.0Fa

0.0Ga

0.0Ea

0.0Ga

0.0Ea

0.2 mg/mL Nystatin

    

20.3 ± 0.58A

  1. Mean zones of inhibition expressed as x̄ ± SD, n = 3. Mean values with the same uppercase (A-G) superscript letter along the columns and lowercase (a-e) superscript letter across the rows are not significantly different (P > 0.05; one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s paired test)