Research Article

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

Table 6

Antibiotic resistance modulatory activity of leaves extract of Phaseolus vulgaris.

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

CHL06486464646432646432
CMI/232 (2)2 (4)64(1)32 (2)32 (2)32 (2)8 (4)32 (2)64 (1)16 (2)80.00
CMI/432 (2)4 (2)64(1)64 (1)32(2)32 (2)8 (4)32 (2)64 (1)16 (2)70.00
KAN0324163264648321664
CMI/28 (4)4 (1)8 (2)32(1)64 (1)16 (4)2 (4)16(4)16 (1)16(4)60.00
CMI/416 (2)4 (1)8 (2)32(1)64(1)32 (2)2 (4)16 (2)16 (1)32 (2)60.00
STP01282562566464256>2561625664
CMI/264 (2)128 (2)16 (16)32 (2)8 (8)4(64)256(≥2)16(1)256(1)64 (1)70.00
CMI/464 (2)256(1)64 (4)64(1)32 (2)8(32)256(1)16(1)256(1)64 (1)40.00
CIP081118142216
CMI/28(1)<0.5 (≥2)1(1)1(1)4(2)1 (1)4 (1)2 (1)1 (2)16(1)30.00
CMI/48(1)<0.5(<0.5)1 (1)1(1)4(2)1 (1)4 (1)2 (1)2 (1)16(1)10.00
TET08< 0.5643216324321616
CMI/20.5 (16)< 0.5 (na)64 (1)16 (2)2(8)8 (4)1 (4)32 (1)2 (8)8(2)70.00
CMI/44 (2)< 0.5 (na)64 (1)16 (2)8(2)8 (4)1 (4)32 (1)2 (8)8(2)70.00
ERY06481664643216321632
CMI/216(4)2 (4)16 (1)32 (2)32 (2)16 (2)4 (4)32 (1)16 (1)32 (1)60.00
CMI/416(4)2 (4)16 (1)32 (2)32 (2)16 (2)8 (2)32 (1)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.