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 3

MICs and MBCs of the different fractions of Origanum majorana 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
Ec001SGH8080XXXX2.558080
Ec002SGH80ND551010558080
Ec003SGH8080555105580ND
Ec004SGH8080XX552.5580ND
Ec007SGHNDND101020202020NDND
Ec010SGH40402.52.5510558080
Ec011SGH8080XX2.552.5580ND
Ec012SGH80NDXX55558080
Ec013SGH4080XX10105580ND
Ec016SGH80801.251.25552.52.54040
Ec017SGH2040101010102.52.52020
Ec018SGH40402.52.5101055NDND
Ec019SGHNDNDNDNDNDND2.558080
Ec020SGH808055NDND558080
Ec021SGH4080XXNDND558080
Ec023SGHNDNDXXNDND558080
Ec026SGH40802.52.55105580ND
Ec030SGH8080XXXX5580ND
Ec031SGH40802.551010558080
Ec032SGH80801.251.255102.5580ND
ControlNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDND
MIC9080N/AN/A580

Kp001SGHNDND2.551010510NDND
Kp002SGH80802.52.55105580ND
Kp005SGHNDND1.252.510205580ND
Kp006SGH4080101010102020NDND
Kp007SGH80801.251.252020510NDND
Kp008SGHNDNDXXNDND51080ND
Kp009SGHNDND51010205580ND
Kp010SGH8080XXXX51080ND
Kp013SGHNDNDXXXX2.52.580ND
Kp016SGHNDND51020ND10108080
ControlNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDND
MIC9080N/AN/A1180

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