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 6

MIC and MBC ethyl acetate fraction of cassava leaves.

Concentration of ethyl acetate fraction (% w/v)	Bacterial growth
	S. epidermidis		P. acnes
	Clinical isolates		Clinical isolates
	Culture	Subculture	Culture	Subculture
10	—	—	—	—
5	—	—	—	—
2.5	—	+	—	—
1.25	+	+	—	+
0.625	+	+	+	+
0.3125	+	+	+	+
0.15625	+	+	+	+
0.0781245	+	+	+	+
0.0390625	+	+	+	+

Description: — = no bacterial growth; + = bacterial growth.