Research Article

Antibacterial Activity Test of Extracts and Fractions of Cassava Leaves (Manihot esculenta Crantz) against Clinical Isolates of Staphylococcus epidermidis and Propionibacterium acnes Causing Acne

Table 4

Biochemical test results of clinical isolates of P. acnes.

Biochemical testClinical isolate of P. acnesP. acnes [34, 36]

Motility
Glucose+
Lactose
Mannose
Maltose
Saccharose
Triple sugar iron agar (TSIA)++
Urea++
Methyl red (MR)++
Voges–Proskauer (VP)
Citric++

Notes: +: reacted; —: not reacted.