Research Article

Antifungal Activities of Phytochemically Characterized Hydroethanolic Extracts of Sclerocarya birrea Leaves and Stem Bark against Fluconazole-Resistant Candida albicans Strains

Table 3

Inhibitory effect of S. birrea leaf and stem bark extracts on biofilm formation and preformed biofilms of C. albicans strains.

StrainsInhibition (IC50)
Biofilm formationPreformed biofilm
SBLSBBSBLSBB

ATCC 90028100.3012.49223.0091.50
ATCC 10231164.4275.12543.60522.40
SC5314108.4017.85303.0093.82
CA-R1180.2323.80249.60127.90
CA-R2120.9028.86363.50105.10
CA-R3116.0024.40470.30245.60
CA-R4118.7039.20685.20540.80
CA-R5102.7030.04430.90315.80

Values are in μg/mL (). SBL: S. birrea 70% ethanol leaf extract; SBB: S. birrea 70% ethanol stem bark extract.