Research Article

Antibacterial Activity of the Extracts Obtained from Rosmarinus officinalis, Origanum majorana, and Trigonella foenum-graecum on Highly Drug-Resistant Gram Negative Bacilli

Table 2

MICs and MBCs of the different fractions of Rosmarinus officinalis on Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumonia.

Bacterial strainCrude (μg/μl)Petroleum ether (μg/μl)Dichloromethane (μg/μl)Ethyl acetate (μg/μl)Aqueous (μg/μl)

MICMBCMICMBCMICMBCMICMBCMICMBC
Ec001SGH8080XXNDND10108080
Ec002SGH2020XXNDND2.554080
Ec003SGH1010XXNDND2.552020
Ec004SGH4040XXNDND5104080
Ec007SGH8080XXNDND101080ND
Ec010SGH4040XXNDND558080
Ec011SGH4040XXNDND554080
Ec012SGH4040XXNDND5104040
Ec013SGH2020XXNDND10104080
Ec016SGH1020XXNDND2.52.52020
Ec017SGH4040XXNDND2.52.555
Ec018SGH2020XXNDND5108080
Ec019SGH1020XXNDND2.52.54040
Ec020SGH2020XXNDND2.554080
Ec021SGH2020XXNDND2.52.54040
Ec023SGH4040XXNDND5104080
Ec026SGH2040XXNDND2.558080
Ec030SGH4040XXNDND5104080
Ec031SGH2020XXNDND554080
Ec032SGH1020XXNDND2.554080
ControlNDNDXXNDNDNDNDNDND
MIC9044XN/A1080

Kp001SGH2020XXNDND2.52.54080
Kp002SGH2020XXNDND558080
Kp001SGH2020XXNDND2.52.54080
Kp002SGH2020XXNDND558080
Kp005SGH1020XXNDND552020
Kp006SGH2020XXNDND101080ND
Kp007SGH2020XXNDND558080
Kp008SGH4040XXNDND554080
Kp009SGH4040XXNDND558080
Kp010SGH4040XXNDND10108080
Kp013SGH4040XXNDND20208080
Kp016SGH4080XXNDND2.52.58080
ControlNDNDNDNDNDNDNDND
MIC9040XN/A1080

MIC: Minimum Inhibitory Concentration, MBC: Minimum Bactericidal Concentration, ND: Not Detected, X: missing extract, μg: microgram, μl: microliter, N/A: Not Applicable.