Transition Metal(II) Complexes with Cefotaxime-Derived Schiff Base: Synthesis, Characterization, and Antimicrobial Studies

Table 7

Qualitative screening of the susceptibility spectra of various microbial strains to the synthesized compounds (mm).

Number	Compound	E. coli 13147	E. coli 13529	K. pneumoniae 1204	K. pneumoniae 13420	P. aeruginosa 1246	P. aeruginosa 13202	B. subtilis 12488	S. aureus MRSA 1263	S. aureus 13209
1	L	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	7
2	[NiL2(H2O)2]	—	6	7	—	—	—	—	8	11
3	[CuL2(H2O)2]	16	14	17	7	—	—	14	15	15
4	[ZnL2(H2O)2]	7	7	7	9	7	6	10	11	9
5	[CoL2(H2O)2]	11	16	8	6	6	8	7	8	12
DMSO-control		—	—	—	—	3	—	—	6	5
Antibiotic control	Cefotaxime	—	7	6	7	6	6	6	—	—