Research Article

Antibacterial and Antibiotic-Potentiating Activities of Thirteen Cameroonian Edible Plants against Gram-Negative Resistant Phenotypes

Table 3

Antibiotic resistance modulatory activity of leaves extract of Azadirachta indica.

AntibioticsExtract concentrationBacteria MIC (g/mL) and modulating factors (in bracket)
E. coliE. aerogenesK. pneumoniaeP. stuartiiP.aeruginosaModulating effect (%)
AG102AG100AtetEA27EA289KP55KP63PS2636NEA16PA01PA124

CHL06486464646432646432
CMI/216 (4)8 (1)32 (2)64 (1)8 (8)32 (2)1 (16)16 (4)32 (2)8 (4)80.00
CMI/432 (2)8 (1)32 (2)64 (1)64 (1)32 (2)4 (8)32 (2)32 (2)8 (4)70.00
KAN03241632646416321664
CMI/216 (2)4 (1)16 (1)32(1)64 (1)64 (1)16 (1)4 (4)4 (4)16 (4)40.00
CMI/416 (2)4 (1)16 (1)32(1)64 (1)64 (1)16 (1)4 (8)16(1)32 (2)40.00
STP012825625664642562561625664
CMI/2128(1)256(1)256(1)32 (2)8 (8)32 (8)128 (2)16(1)256(1)32 (2)50.00
CMI/4128(1)256(1)256(1)64 (1)128 (2)32(8)256 (1)32 (2)256(1)32 (2)20.00
CIP0811184162216
CMI/28(1)1 (1)1 (1)1 (1)<0.5(≥16)4 (1)16 (1)<0.5(>4)1(2)8 (2)20.00
CMI/48(1)2(1)1 (1)1(1)16 (1)4 (1)16 (1)2 (1)2(1)16(1)00.00
TET08< 0.5643216324321616
CMI/21(8)< 0.5(na)64 (1)8(4)2(8)16 (2)1 (4)16 (2)2 (8)2 (8)80.00
CMI/44 (2)< 0.5(na)64 (1)8(4)4(4)16 (2)1 (4)32 (1)2 (8)2 (8)70.00
ERY06481664643216321632
CMI/232 (2)2 (4)16 (1)32 (2)4 (32)32 (1)2 (8)32 (1)8 (2)16 (4)70.00
CMI/432 (2)4 (2)16 (1)64 (1)32 (2)32 (1)4 (4)32 (1)16 (1)32(1)40.00

CHL: chloramphenicol, KAN: kanamycin, STP: streptomycin, CIP: ciprofloxacin, TET: tetracycline, ERY: erythromycin; −: MIC not detected at up to 256 μg/mL; ( ): modulating factor; MIC: minimal inhibitory concentration; values in bold represent modulating factor ≥ 2.