Research Article
Phytochemical Analysis and Antimicrobial/Antioxidant Activity of Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. Rhizome Methanolic Extract
Table 5
Inhibitory activity of the methanolic extract of C. dactylon rhizome on the growth of microorganisms.
| Inhabitation zone diameter (mm) |
| A. niger | S. epidermidis | B. cereus | E. coli | P. aeruginosa | Concentration (ppm) | 0.00 ± 0.0d | 2.3 ± 0.1e | 1.8 ± 0.08e | 3.34 ± 0.18d | 0.00 ± 0.0d | Control (0) | 0.00 ± 0.0d | 9.1 ± 0.2d | 11.2 ± 0.15d | 10.25 ± 0.4c | 7.3 ± 0.2c | 200 | 12.6 ± 0.3c | 12.5 ± 0.35c | 14.8 ± 0.25c | 15.3 ± 0.3ab | 10.4 ± 0.3b | 600 | 14.4 ± 0.45b | 15.7 ± 0.4ab | 18.3 ± 0.4b | 16.8 ± 0.5a | 12.8 ± 0.15a | 1000 | 22.6 ± 0.28a | 17.52 ± 0.17a | 20.8 ± 0.5a | 16.1 ± 0.1a | 0.00 ± 0.0d | Gentamicin |
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Different letters indicate statistically significant differences between groups as determined by the Duncan test ( ). |