Research Article
Antibacterial and Antibiofilm Activity of Methanolic Plant Extracts against Nosocomial Microorganisms
Table 3
Minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) of methanolic extracts against clinical isolated bacteria.
| Plant | MBC (mg/mL) | K. pneumoniae | E. faecalis | E. coli | S. maltophilia | S. aureus |
| S. secundiflora | NE | NE | NE | NE | 9.1 ± 0.4 | S. ambigua | NE | NE | NE | NE | >15 | P. laevigata | 3.8 ± 0.1 | 2.7 ± 0.1 | 1.5 ± 0.2 | NE | 0.7 ± 0.01 | O. ficus-indica | >15 | >15 | 4.0 ± 0.3 | NE | 1.0 ± 0.2 | M. vulgare | NE | 0.7 ± 0.01 | NE | NE | 3.9 ± 0.3 | S. drummondii | NE | 0.6 ± 0.01 | NE | NE | 7.3 ± 0.2 | N. bivalve | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | G. microcephala | NE | NE | 8.3 ± 0.2 | NE | 2.8 ± 0.3 |
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Values are means ± standard deviations. NE: not evaluated.
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