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Table 1 Antibacterial interaction effects with standard deviation of the acetone extracts of the different combinations of the selected plants against selected bacterial species

From: Antibacterial interactions, anti-inflammatory and cytotoxic effects of four medicinal plant species

Combinations

Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (mg/ml)

Escherichia coli

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Enterococcus faecalis

Staphylococcus aureus

A

0.84 ± 0.21

0.27 ± 0.05

1.67 ± 0.83

1.67 ± 0.83

A + B

0.16 ± 0.00

0.04 ± 0.00

0.63 ± 0.00

0.53 ± 0.10

A + B + C

0.09 ± 0.04

0.06 ± 0.02

0.63 ± 0.00

0.32 ± 0.00

A + B + C + D

0.13 ± 0.03

0.07 ± 0.04

0.63 ± 0.00

0.27 ± 0.53

B

0.03 ± 0.01

0.53 ± 0.10

1.67 ± 0.83

0.84 ± 0.00

B + C

0.13 ± 0.03

0.67 ± 0.59

0.63 ± 0.00

0.32 ± 0.00

B + C + D

0.13 ± 0.03

0.76 ± 0.59

0.63 ± 0.00

0.21 ± 0,05

C

0.52 ± 0.36

0.42 ± 0.10

1.25 ± 0.00

0.63 ± 0.00

C + A

0.73 ± 0.27

0.04 ± 0.00

1.25 ± 0.00

0.84 ± 0.21

C + A + D

0.52 ± 0.36

0.07 ± 0.04

1.04 ± 0.21

0.84 ± 0.21

D

1.04 ± 0.21

0.42 ± 0.10

1.67 ± 0.83

0.84 ± 0.21

D + C

0.63 ± 0.00

0.04 ± 0.00

1.67 ± 0.83

0.84 ± 0.21

D + A + B

0.16 ± 0.00

0.67 ± 0.59

0.63 ± 0.00

0.27 ± 0.5

Ampicillin

0.03

0.02

0.03

0.08

  1. Keywords
  2. A = Schkuhria pinnataB = Commelina africanaC = Dombeya rotundifoliaD = Elephantorrhiza elephantina