Research Article

In Vitro Antilisterial Properties of Crude Methanol Extracts of Garcinia kola (Heckel) Seeds

Table 1

Zones of inhibition including the standard deviations of ciprofloxacin and the crude methanol extract of Garcinia kola seeds against Listeria isolates.

Test organismsZones of inhibition (mm) Test organismsZones of inhibition (mm)
MethCiproMethCipro

L. grayi (LAL 13)020 ± 3.055L. ivanovii (LEL 18)12 ± 0.57720 ± 3.215
L. ivanovii (LEL 17)11 ± 1.15519 ± 1.528L. ivanovii (LEL 29)08 ± 0.577
L. ivanovii (LEL 30)15 ± 0.57730 ± 0.577L. ivanovii (LEL 15)013 ± 2.082
L. ivanovii (LDB 11)10 ± 1.15520 ± 1L. ivanovii (LDB 9)13 ± 1.15525 ± 2.082
L. ivanovii (LEL9)10 ± 2.51716 ± 2.082L. ivanovii (LDB 10)15 ± 1.15525 ± 0.577
L. ivanovii (LEL 1)17 ± 0.57717 ± 0.577L. ivanovii (LEL 2)028 ± 1.528
L. ivanovii (LEL 5)011 ± 0.577L. ivanovii (LEL 6)011 ± 1.732
L. ivanovii (LEL 3)035 ± 3.055L. ivanovii (LEL 4)014 ± 1
L. ivanovii (LEL 19)025 ± 4.041L. ivanovii (LEL 10)020 ± 2.082
L. ivanovii (LAL 9)10 ± 0.57725 ± 1.732L. ivanovii (LAL 11)10 ± 1.73217 ± 2.646
L. grayi (LAL 12)10 ± 1.52817 ± 1.155L. ivanovii (LAL 10)11 ± 2.08215 ± 2.082
L. grayi (LAL 15)10 ± 218 ± 2.082L. ivanovii (LAL 14)030 ± 2.517
L. ivanovii (LDB 1)015 ± 2.082L. ivanovii (LDB 2)014 ± 0
L. ivanovii (LAL 6)019 ± 1.155L. ivanovii (LAL 5)020 ± 1.528
L. ivanovii (LAL 7)020 ± 1.528L. monocytogenes (LAL 8)18 ± 1.52812 ± 1
L. ivanovii (LDB 7)19 ± 0.57727 ± 0.577L. ivanovii (LDB 12)14 ± 1.15525 ± 1.528
L. ivanovii (LDB 3)10 ± 0.57715 ± 1L. ivanovii (LDB 8)020 ± 1.732
L. ivanovii (LEL 7)09 ± 1L. ivanovii (LEL 8)030 ± 1.528
L. ivanovii (LEL 14)035 ± 2L. ivanovii (LEL 16)11 ± 0.57715 ± 1.528
L. grayi (LAL 3)013 ± 3.055L. ivanovii (LAL 4)020 ± 2
L. ivanovii (LAL 2)11 ± 1.15516 ± 1L. ivanovii (LAL 1)020 ± 2

Note. Meth denotes methanol extract; Cipro denotes ciprofloxacin; number ± number denotes zone of inhibition in mm ± standard deviation in mm whereby each observation is a product of 3 replicate experiments; mm denotes millimeters.