Endophytic Fungi from Alstonia boonei De Wild and Greenwayodendron suaveolens (Engl. and Diels) Verdc. subsp. Suaveolens Possess Inhibitory Activity against Pneumonia Causing Bacteria
Table 2
Inhibition zones produced by endophytic fungi isolates on the growth of K. pneumoniae, H. influenzae, P. aeruginosa, and E. coli.
Endophytic fungi isolates
Inhibition zones (mm)
H. influenzae
K. pneumoniae
P. aeruginosa
E. coli
GS15
20.33 ± 1.52
19.00 ± 0.00
15.33 ± 0.57
10.33 ± 0.57
AB17
22.66 ± 0.57
22.66 ± 0.57
7.00 ± 0.00
7.00 ± 0.00
AB21
21.00 ± 1.00
17.66 ± 0.57
—
—
AB23
24.66 ± 0.57
19.00 ± 0.00
—
8.33 ± 0.57
AB24
25.00 ± 1.00
23.00 ± 0.00
20.00 ± 0.00
19.00 ± 0.00
AB33
—
—
—
—
AB34
17.33 ± 0.57
18.00 ± 0.00
8.33 ± 1.52
8.00 ± 0.00
AB36
10.66 ± 0.57
—
7.00 ± 0.00
—
AB38
20.33 ± 0.57
18.66 ± 0.57
19.00 ± 0.00
13.00 ± 1.00
AB45
14.00 ± 1.00
15.33 ± 1.52
—
17.33 ± 0.57
AB46
—
14.66 ± 1.52
8.00 ± 0.00
19.33 ± 0.57
AB47
7.00 ± 0.00
15.33 ± 1.15
—
18.33 ± 1.15
AB50
—
—
18.66 ± 1.52
—
AB57
13.00 ± 1.00
—
11.00 ± 1.00
16.00 ± 0.00
AB58
9.33 ± 0.57
—
—
—
AB59
—
10.66 ± 1.15
—
18.66 ± 0.57
AB65
—
12.00 ± 1.00
9.00 ± 0.00
17.00 ± 1.00
AB69
—
9.66 ± 0.57
—
8.00 ± 1.00
AB72
21.33 ± 1.15
—
—
7.00 ± 1.00
AB77
18.00 ± 1.00
—
8.00 ± 1.00
10.33 ± 0.57
AB78
8.33 ± 0.57
18.00 ± 0.57
7.00 ± 1.00
9.00 ± 1.00
AB80
24.00 ± 0.00
21.00 ± 1.00
9.00 ± 1.00
7.00 ± 0.00
GS81
16.00 ± 0.00
—
18.00 ± 1.00
13.00 ± 0.00
AB83
23.33 ± 0.57
19.66 ± 1.15
15.00 ± 1.00
12.66 ± 0.00
Levofloxacin®
19.05 ± 0.82
19.51 ± 0.35
27.57 ± 6.74
20.37 ± 1.64
AB: Alstonia boonei; GS: Greenwayodendron suaveolens; —: not determined. Values are the means of three replicates ± SD.