Research Article

In Vitro Antibacterial Activity of Crude Extracts of Artocarpus heterophyllus Seeds against Selected Diarrhoea-Causing Superbug Bacteria

Table 5

Minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) of the ethanolic and hexane crude extract of A. heterophyllus seeds against selected bacteria.

Test bacteriaMinimum bactericidal concentration(mg/ml)
Ethanolic extractHexane extract

MRSA250.0250.0
MSSA125.0250.0
MDR PA>500.0>500.0

Key: MRSA: methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, MSSA: methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus, MDR PA: multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa.