Research Article
Antibacterial and Antibiofilm Activity of Methanolic Plant Extracts against Nosocomial Microorganisms
Table 2
Diameter of inhibition zone of methanolic extracts against clinical isolated bacteria.
| Plant | Inhibition zone (cm) | K. pneumoniae | E. faecalis | E. coli | S. maltophilia | S. aureus |
| S. secundiflora | NI | NI | NI | NI | 2.1 ± 0.3 | S. ambigua | NI | NI | NI | NI | 1.2 ± 0.1 | P. laevigata | 1.4 ± 0.3 | 1.7 ± 0.3 | 1.5 ± 0.3 | NI | 2.6 ± 0.3 | O. ficus-indica | 1.7 ± 0.1 | 1.5 ± 0.1 | 1.6 ± 0.3 | NI | 1.6 ± 0.3 | M. vulgare | NI | 0.7 ± 0.01 | NI | NI | 1.8 ± 0.2 | S. drummondii | NI | 0.6 ± 0.01 | NI | NI | 1.7 ± 0.2 | N. bivalve | NI | NI | NI | NI | NI | G. microcephala | NI | NI | 1.6 ± 0.1 | NI | 2.3 ± 0.2 |
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Values are means ± standard deviations. NI: no inhibition.
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