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Table 2 Antimicrobial activity of the (M) extract of PN (fruit-rinds) against microorganisms tested using Disc diffusion assay (1.25 mg of the extract/disc)

From: The anti-shigellosis activity of the methanol extract of Picralima nitida on Shigella dysenteriae type I induced diarrhoea in rats

Microorganisms

M.m

E.c

S.a

P.V

C.f

S.f

S.d

E.c

E.a

S.fe

P.a

P.m

S.t

K.p

B.c

C.a

C.g

PN -M

++

++

+++

++

++

++

++

++

++

++

++

Gentamicin

++

++

+++

+++

++

++

++

+++

++

++

+++

+++

++

++

++

NT

NT

Nystatin

NT

NT

NT

NT

NT

NT

NT

NT

NT

NT

NT

NT

NT

NT

NT

++

++

  1. M.m: M.morganii; E.c: E coli; S.a: S.aureus; P.V: P.vulgaris; C.f: C.freundii; S.f: S.flexneri; S.d: S.dysenteriae; E. c: E.cloacae; E.a: E.agglomerans; S.fe: S.feacalis; P.a: P.aeruginosa; P.m: P.mirabilis; S.t: S.typhi; K.p: K.pneumoniae; B.c: B.cereus; C.a: C.albicans; C.g: C.glabrata. NT: Not tested. (+): Zone of inhibition ≤ 8 mm in diameter. (++): Zone of inhibition > 8  mm and ≤ 20 mm in diameter. (+++): Zone of inhibition > 20 mm in diameter. (−): Negative.