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Table 3 Antimicrobial activity determined as zone of inhibition (mm ± SD) and minimum inhibitory concentration (μg/ml) of selected plant extracts against selected microbial strains

From: Evaluation of biological potential of selected species of family Poaceae from Bahawalpur, Pakistan

Plant extracts

 

DiAEE

DiAAE

ElIEE

ElIAE

PoAEE

PoAAE

DaAEE

DaAAE

SaSEE

SaSAE

VeZEE

VeZAE

ImCEE

ImCAE

Control

E. coli

ZOI

NI

NI

7 ± 0.5

NI

NI

NI

7 ± 0.5

5 ± 4.1

NI

4 ± 3.4

4 ± 3.4

NI

7 ± 0.5

5 ± 4.1

28 ± 2.0

 

MIC

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

S. aureus

ZOI

8 ± 0.5

NI

8 ± 0.5

NI

NI

8 ± 0.5

8 ± 1.1

NI

NI

NI

NI

NI

NI

NI

33 ± 1.1

 

MIC

75

–

75

–

–

75

75

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

L. monocyto-genes

ZOI

7 ± 0.5

8 ± 1.0

8 ± 1.1

8 ± 0.5

NI

NI

7 ± 1.1

8 ± 1.0

NI

5 ± 4.0

8 ± 1.5

5 ± 4.3

8 ± 2.3

8 ± 0.5

31 ± 1.5

MIC

–

75

75

75

–

–

–

75

–

–

75

–

75

75

–

B. spizizenii

ZOI

8 ± 0.5

NI

9 ± 2.8

4 ± 3.4

8 ± 0.5

8 ± 2.6

8 ± 1.5

8 ± 1.1

6 ± 0.5

5 ± 5.0

8 ± 2.3

8 ± 0.5

8 ± 1.1

7 ± 1.1

28 ± 4.0

MIC

75

–

50

–

75

75

75

75

–

–

75

75

75

–

–

S. typhi

ZOI

4 ± 3.7

5 ± 4.0

7 ± 1.1

4 ± 3.7

NI

NI

4 ± 3.78

7 ± 1.0

NI

NI

NI

NI

NI

6 ± 0.5

27 ± 2.3

MIC

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

W. anomalus

ZOI

7 ± 0.5

7 ± 1.0

7 ± 1.0

8 ± 2.0

NI

7 ± 1.0

7 ± 1.5

7 ± 1.0

7 ± 1.0

7 ± 1.5

7 ± 1.5

7 ± 1.0

7 ± 1.0

7 ± 1.0

30 ± 2.6

MIC

–

–

–

75

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

F.oxysporum

ZOI

NI

NI

NI

NI

NI

NI

NI

NI

NI

NI

NI

NI

NI

NI

32 ± 1.8

MIC

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Mucor

ZOI

8 ± 1.1

4 ± 3.7

8 ± 1.0

7 ± 1.1

8 ± 1.5

NI

10 ± 2.0

7 ± 1.0

9 ± 2.5

5 ± 4.1

4 ± 3.7

7 ± 1.5

9 ± 3.0

9 ± 1.5

31 ± 1.0

MIC

75

–

–

–

–

–

50

–

75

–

–

–

75

75

–

A. flavus

ZOI

8 ± 1.1

7 ± 1.1

7 ± 0.5

4 ± 3.4

4 ± 3.4

7 ± 1.1

8 ± 1.52

8 ± 2.0

9 ± 2.5

5 ± 4.1

8 ± 1.5

7 ± 1.5

10 ± 1.7

5 ± 4.0

28 ± 2.0

MIC

75

–

–

–

–

–

75

75

75

–

75

–

50

–

–

A. niger

ZOI

NI

NI

NI

NI

NI

NI

NI

NI

NI

NI

NI

NI

NI

NI

33 ± 1.8

MIC

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

S. cerevisiae

ZOI

11 ± 3.0

7 ± 1.0

NI

NI

NI

NI

12 ± 5.1

11 ± 3.7

9 ± 1.7

9 ± 1.5

11 ± 3.5

11 ± 4.9

12 ± 4.0

11 ± 4.9

30 ± 2.0

MIC

–

–

–

–

–

–

50

50

75

75

50

50

50

50

–

  1. ZOI Zone of inhibition (mm ± SD), MIC Minimum inhibitory concentration (μg/ml), NI No inhibition; Positive control: Oxytetracycline (Bacterial strains) and Chloramphenicol (Fungal strains)