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

Table 9

Antibiotic resistance modulatory activity of barks extract of Uapaca guineensis.

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

CHL06486464646432646432
CMI/232 (2)8 (1)32 (2)128(0.5)64 (1)16 (4)8 (4)16 (4)64 (1)32 (1)50.00
CMI/432 (2)8 (1)32 (2)128(0.5)64 (1)64 (1)8 (4)16 (4)64 (1)32 (1)40.00
KAN0324163264648321664
CMI/216 (2)4 (1)8 (2)64 (2)64 (1)128 (1)2 (4)8 (4)16 (1)32 (2)60.00
CMI/416 (2)4 (1)8 (2)64 (2)64 (1)64 (1)4 (2)16 (2)16 (1)32 (2)60.00
STP01282562566464256>2561625664
CMI/2128 (1)- (na)256 (1)64 (1)32(2)128 (2)32(≥8)16 (1)256 (1)32 (2)40.00
CMI/4128 (1)- (na)256 (1)128(2)32(2)256(1)16(≥8)16 (1)256 (1)32 (2)40.00
CIP081118142216
CMI/24 (2)1(1)1 (1)0.5 (2)16 (2)0.5 (2)<0.5 (≥8)2 (1)0.5 (4)8(2)70.00
CMI/44 (2)1(1)1 (1)1(1)16 (2)0.5 (2)<0.5 (≥8)2 (1)1 (2)8(2)60.00
TET08< 0.5643216324321616
CMI/28(1)<0.5 (na)64 (1)16 (2)16 (2)8(4)0.5 (8)4 (8)8 (2)8(2)70.00
CMI/48(1)<0.5 (na)64 (1)32 (1)16(1)16 (2)0.5 (8)4 (8)4 (4)8(2)50.00
ERY06481664643216321632
CMI/232 (2)8 (1)8 (2)64 (1)16 (4)8 (4)16 (1)4 (8)16 (1)16 (2)60.00
CMI/432 (2)8 (1)16 (1)64 (1)32(2)16 (2)16 (1)16 (2)16 (1)16 (2)50.00

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.