Research Article

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

Table 8

Antibiotic resistance modulatory activity of leaves extract of Theobroma cacao.

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

CHL06486464646432643264
CMI/232 (2)2 (4)32 (2)16 (4)16 (4)32 (2)32 (1)16 (4)32 (1)64 (1)70.00
CMI/432 (2)2 (4)64 (1)64 (1)32 (2)32 (2)8 (4)32 (2)32 (1)64 (1)60.00
KAN0324163264648326416
CMI/232(1)4 (1)8 (2)16 (2)32 (2)16 (4)< 2 (≥4)16 (4)64 (1)16 (1)60.00
CMI/432 (1)4 (1)32 (2)16 (2)64 (1)16 (4)2 (4)16 (2)64 (1)16 (1)50.00
STP012825625664642562561632256
CMI/264 (2)128 (2)128 (2)64 (1)32(2)32(4)8 (32)32 (1)8 (4)128 (2)80.00
CMI/4128 (1)256(1)128 (2)64 (1)64 (1)32(4)128 (2)32(1)16 (2)128 (2)50.00
CIP081118142162
CMI/24 (2)1 (1)1 (1)0.5 (2)8 (1)<0.5(≥2)0.5(8)0.5 (4)8 (2)0.5 (4)70.00
CMI/48 (1)1 (1)4 (0.25)2 (2)16 (2)<0.5(≥2)4 (1)2 (1)8 (2)0.5 (4)30.00
TET08< 0.5643216324321616
CMI/24 (2)< 0.5 (na)32 (2)16 (2)16(1)16 (2)4 (1)4 (8)8 (2)4 (4)70.00
CMI/48(1)< 0.5 (na)32 (2)16 (2)16(1)16 (2)8 (2)16 (2)8 (2)4 (4)70.00
ERY06481664643216323216
CMI/232 (2)8 (1)8 (2)128 (1)32(2)8 (2)16 (1)8 (4)8 (4)8 (2)70.00
CMI/432 (2)8 (1)8 (2)64 (1)32(2)16 (4)16 (1)8 (4)16 (2)16(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.