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Tristemma hirtum and Five Other Cameroonian Edible Plants with Weak or No Antibacterial Effects Modulate the Activities of Antibiotics against Gram-Negative Multidrug-Resistant Phenotypes

Table 7

Antibiotic-resistance modulatory activity of pericarps extract of Raphia hookeri.

Antibiotics Extract concentrationBacteria, MIC (μg/mL) and modulating factors (in brackets)
Escherichia coliEnterobacter aerogenesKlebsiella pneumoniaeProvidencia stuartiiPseudomonas aeruginosaModulating effect (%)
AG100AAG102EA289KP63NEA16PA01PA124

CHL025625612864128256128
CMI/2128 (2)32 (8)32 (4)32 (2)16 (8)128 (2)32 (4)100.00
CMI/4128 (2)32 (8)32 (4)32 (2)16 (8)128 (2)64 (2)100.00

KAN086464646464128
CMI/232 (0.25)32 (2)32 (2)32 (2)32 (2)128 (1)32 (4)71.42
CMI/432 (0.25)32 (2)32 (2)32 (2)32 (2)128 (1)64 (2)71.42

CEF064646412825664128
CMI/264 (1)4 (32)64 (1)32 (4)64 (4)32 (2)64 (2)71.42
CMI/464 (1)4 (32)64 (1)32 (4)64 (4)32 (2)128 (1)57.14

CIP01616832321664
CMI/28 (2)32 (0.5)16 (0.5)2 (16)64 (0.5)16 (1)32 (2)42.85
CMI/48 (2)32 (0.5)16 (0.5)2 (16)64 (0.5)16 (1)64 (1)28.57

TET0>6464326432>6416
CMI/2>64 (1)64 (1)8 (4)32 (2)4 (8)64 (≥2)8 (2)71.42
CMI/4>64 (1)64 (1)8 (4)32 (2)4 (8)64 (≥2)16 (1)57.14

ERY0>256128>256128128>256128
CMI/2>256 (1)256 (0.5)128 (2)64 (2)32 (4)128 (≥2)64 (2)71.42
CMI/4>256 (1)256 (0.5)>256 (1)64 (2)32 (4)128 (≥2)128 (1)42.85

CHL: chloramphenicol, KAN: kanamycin, CEF: ceftriaxone, CIP: ciprofloxacin, TET: tetracycline, and ERY: erythromycin; in brackets: modulating factor; MIC: minimal inhibitory concentration. Values in bold represent modulating factor ≥ 2.