Research Article

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

Table 4

Antibiotic resistance modulatory activity of seeds extract of Dacryodes edulis.

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

CHL06486464646432646432
CMI/2<2(≥32)2 (4)32 (2)64 (1)16 (4)16 (4)16 (2)16 (4)32 (2)4 (8)90.00
CMI/48 (8)2 (4)32 (2)64 (1)32 (2)64 (1)16 (2)32 (2)64 (1)4 (8)70.00
KAN03241632646416321664
CMI/28 (4)2 (2)8 (2)32(1)64 (1)32 (2)2 (8)4 (8)8 (2)1 (64)80.00
CMI/416 (2)2 (2)16 (0.5)32(1)64 (1)32 (2)2 (8)8 (4)16 (1)32 (2)60.00
STP012825625664642562561625664
CMI/264 (2)128(2)256(1)64(1)128(0.5)256(1)256(1)32 (2)256(1)1 (64)40.00
CMI/464 (2)256(1)256(1)64(1)128(0.5)256(1)256(1)32 (2)256(1)32 (2)20.00
CIP0811184162216
CMI/28(1)0.5 (2)2 (0.5)1(1)2(4)2 (2)4 (4)2 (1)1 (4)1 (16)60.00
CMI/48(1)2 (2)2 (0.5)1(1)2(4)2 (2)16 (1)2 (1)2 (1)4 (4)30.00
TET08< 0,5643216324321616
CMI/22 (8)< 0,5 (na)-(na)8(4)1(16)16 (2)1 (4)32 (1)2 (8)1 (16)70.00
CMI/42 (8)< 0,5 (na)- (na)8(4)2(8)16 (2)1 (4)32 (1)2 (8)4 (4)70.00
ERY06481664643216321632
CMI/216 (4)2 (4)16 (1)64 (1)16 (4)32 (1)2 (8)64 (0.5)8 (2)8 (4)60.00
CMI/416(4)2 (4)16 (1)64 (1)32 (2)32 (1)16 (1)64 (0.5)8 (2)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.