Research Article

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

Table 5

Antibiotic resistance modulatory activity of leaves extract of Ipomea batatas.

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

CHL06486464646432646432
CMI/232 (2)8 (1)16 (4)64 (1)64 (1)32 (2)32 (1)32 (2)32 (2) 16 (2)60.00
CMI/432 (2)8 (1)32 (2)64 (1)64 (1)16 (4)32 (1)32 (2)32 (2) 16 (2)60.00
KAN0324163264648321664
CMI/232 (1)4 (1)8 (2)32 (1)64 (1)32 (2)4 (2)16 (2)8 (2)16(4)60.00
CMI/432 (1)4 (1)8 (2)32 (1)64 (1)32 (2)4 (2)16 (2)8 (2)32 (2)60.00
STP01282562566464256>2561625664
CMI/264 (2)256 (1)64 (4)64 (1)32(2)64 (4)128 (≥2)32(2)64(4)64 (1)70.00
CMI/464 (2)256 (1)64 (4)128(1)64(1)64 (4)256 (≥2)32(2)64(4)64 (1)60.00
CIP081118142216
CMI/22 (4)0.5 (2)1 (1)1(1)8 (1)<0.5(≥2)1 (4)2 (1)<0.5(≥4)16(1)40.00
CMI/42 (4)0.5 (2)1 (1)1 (1)8 (1)<0.5(≥4)2 (2)4 (1)<0.5(≥4)16(1)50.00
TET08< 0.5643216324321616
CMI/28 (1)< 0.5 (na)64 (1)8 (4)16 (1)32(1)2 (2)4 (8)4 (4)8(2)50.00
CMI/48 (1)< 0.5 (na)64 (1)8 (4)16 (1)16 (2)2 (2)16 (2)4 (4)8(2)60.00
ERY06481664643216321632
CMI/216 (4)8 (1)8 (2)64 (1)16 (4)16 (2)2 (8)8 (4)16 (1)32 (1)60.00
CMI/416 (4)8 (1)8 (2)64 (1)32 (2)16 (2)4(4)8 (4)16 (1)32 (1)60.00

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.