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Table 3 Antimicrobial activity of test samples of L. speciosa

From: Investigation of biological activities of the flowers of Lagerstroemia speciosa, the Jarul flower of Bangladesh

Test microorganisms

Diameter of zone of inhibition (mm)

ME

HXSF

CTCSF

CSF

AQSF

Ciprofloxacin/ Fluconazole (30 μg/disc)

Gram positive bacteria

 Bacillus cereus

8.0 ± 0.12

–

–

7.00 ± 0.92

–

45 ± 2.01

 Bacillus megaterium

16.0 ± 0.43

15.0 ± 0.73

–

–

–

42 ± 1.17

 Bacillus subtilis

9.0 ± 0.56

–

9.0 ± 0.33

–

–

42 ± 0.73

 Staphylococcus aureus

10.0 ± 0.57

–

19.0 ± 0.48

7.0 ± 1.45

7.0 ± 1.3

42 ± 0.23

 Micrococcus luteus

9.0 ± 0.16

–

6.0 ± 0.45

7.0 ± 1.11

7.0 ± 0.92

42 ± 0.56

Gram negative bacteria

 Escherichia coli

8.0 ± 0.54

–

7.0 ± 0.81

7.0 ± 0.45

–

42 ± 0.43

 Pseudomonas aeruginosa

10.0 ± 0.36

–

7.0 ± 0.32

8.0 ± 0.31

–

42 ± 1.11

 Salmonella paratyphi

8.0 ± 0.68

–

–

10.0 ± 0.55

8.0 ± 1.56

47 ± 2.33

 Salmonella typhi

–

–

9.0 ± 0.17

–

9.0 ± 0.41

45 ± 0.73

 Shigella boydii

7.0 ± 0.87

–

6.0 ± 0.66

7.0 ± 1.90

–

34 ± 0.58

 Shigella dysenteriae

10.0 ± 0.73

–

9.0 ± 0.25

12.0 ± 0.22

7.0 ± 0.83

42 ± 0.22

 Vibrio mimicus

6.0 ± 0.21

–

6.0 ± 0.16

8.0 ± 0.48

–

40 ± 0.45

 Vibrio parahemolyticus

9.0 ± 1.56

–

6.0 ± 1.12

8.0 ± 2.12

7.0 ± 0.21

35 ± 0.44

Fungi

 Saccharomyces cerevisiae

7.0 ± 1.12

–

7.0 ± 0.53

7.0 ± 1.43

6.0 ± 0.21

38 ± 0.11

 Aspergillus niger

8.0 ± 0.43

–

8.0 ± 0.48

7.0 ± 0.33

5.0 ± 0.54

37 ± 0.33

  1. ME = Methanolic crude extract; HXSF = Hexane soluble fraction; CTCSF = Carbon tetrachloride soluble fraction; CSF = Chloroform soluble fraction; AQSF = Aqueous soluble fraction