Research Article

Study on Antibacterial Activity of the Bark of Garcinia lanceifolia Roxb.

Table 1

Antibacterial activity of the methanolic extract of the bark of Garcinia lanceifolia.

Zone of inhibition (in mm)
Bacterial strainControl (methanol)Standard MEGL low dose MEGL high dose
(Ciprofloxacin 10 g/mL)(10 g/mL)(100 g/mL)

Bacillus subtilis 15.00 ± 0.5749.00 ± 0.57712.33 ± 0.333
Staphylococcus aureus 23.00 ± 1.15511.66 ± 0.66618.00 ± 0.577
Pseudomonas aeruginosa 17.33 ± 0.6676.33 ± 0.33312.66 ± 0.666
Escherichia coli 16.00 ± 1.00011.00 ± 0.57714.66 ± 0.881