Formulation of a Novel Nanoemulsion System for Enhanced Solubility of a Sparingly Water Soluble Antibiotic, Clarithromycin

Table 6

Antibacterial activity of NESH 01.

MTCC bacterial strains	Zone of inhibition with free clarithromycin	Zone of inhibition with NESH 01 containing clarithromycin	Zone of inhibition with NESH 01 without clarithromycin
Bacillus subtilis MTCC 121	1.1	1.8	BDL
Bacillus megaterium MTCC 428	1.4	2.3	BDL
Enterobacter aerogenesMTCC 111	1.8	2.2	BDL
Escherichia coli MTCC 1610	BDL	BDL	BDL
Streptococcus pneumoniae MTCC 655	2.0	2.4	BDL
Azotobacter chrococcus MTCC 446	1.6	2.0	BDL

BDL: below detection level.