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Table 3 Minimum inhibitory concentration (MICs) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBCs) of Alkanna tinctoria (leaves) against MDR isolates

From: Alkanna tinctoria leaves extracts: a prospective remedy against multidrug resistant human pathogenic bacteria

MDR bacteria

Aqueous extract (mg/ml)

Chloroform extract (mg/ml)

Ethanol extract (mg/ml)

Hexane extract (mg/ml)

MICs

MBCs

MICs

MBCs

MICs

MBCs

MICs

MBCs

A.baumannii

12.5

>100

25

>100

25

>100

25

>100

E. coli

25

>100

25

>100

25

>100

25

>100

P.aeruginosa

25

>100

25

>100

12.5

>100

25

>100

S. aureus

12.5

>100

12.5

>100

12.5

>100

25

>100

  1. >100 shows concentration greater than 100, + = no bacterial growth observed and - = bacterial growth observed.