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Clinical Phytoscience

International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy

Table 3 Antimicrobial activities of the three different solvent extracts of ex vitro Bacopa monnieri plants

From: Improved micropropagation of Bacopa monnieri (L.) Wettst. (Plantaginaceae) and antimicrobial activity of in vitro and ex vitro raised plants against multidrug-resistant clinical isolates of urinary tract infecting (UTI) and respiratory tract infecting (RTI) bacteria

Solvent

Extract conc. (mg/cup)

Zone of Inhibition (mm)

MDR-UTI bacteria

MDR-RTI bacteria

MTCC bacteria

MTCC fungus

Sample 5

Sample 9

Sample 11

Sample 19

Sample 26

Sample 31

Sample 35

Sample 36

Sample 38

MTCC 109

MTCC 441

MTCC 3160

MTCC 870

MTCC 1637

Acetone

0.75

–

12 ± 0.11

–

R

12 ± 0.22

–

9 ± 0.28

–

–

–

–

–

8 ± 0.08

–

1.5

11 ± 0.11

13 ± 0.26

–

R

14 ± 0.32

–

11 ± 0.58

10 ± 0.56

–

–

8 ± 0.36

8 ± 0.33

10 ± 0.38

12 ± 0.22

3.0

13 ± 0.24

15 ± 0.66

–

R

15 ± 0.36

9 ± 0.22

12 ± 0.11

11 ± 0.32

8 ± 0.11

12 ± 0.11

11 ± 0.32

12 ± 0.48

11 ± 0.28

14 ± 0.18

4.5

15 ± 0.36

16 ± 0.33

11 ± 0.11

R

16 ± 0.14

11 ± 0.11

12 ± 0.56

13 ± 0.88

9 ± 0.28

14 ± 0.26

13 ± 0.44

14 ± 0.55

12 ± 0.56

16 ± 0.38

6.0

15 ± 0.22

16 ± 0.48

13 ± 0.24

R

16 ± 0.18

11 ± 0.58

12 ± 0.22

13 ± 0.44

9 ± 0.22

14 ± 0.44

15 ± 0.48

14 ± 0.58

12 ± 0.88

19 ± 0.12

Ethanol

0.75

–

14 ± 0.18

–

R

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

1.5

–

16 ± 0.38

–

R

–

8 ± 0.28

9 ± 0.48

–

–

–

–

–

–

10 ± 0.26

3.0

–

17 ± 0.22

12 ± 0.32

R

–

9 ± 0.44

10 ± 0.22

–

10 ± 0.21

11 ± 0.32

8 ± 0.38

10 ± 0.22

10 ± 0.21

14 ± 0.46

4.5

11 ± 0.18

17 ± 0.18

14 ± 0.11

R

–

11 ± 0.22

11 ± 0.48

8 ± 0.32

11 ± 0.44

13 ± 0.22

10 ± 0.22

13 ± 0.33

11 ± 0.26

18 ± 0.55

6.0

13 ± 0.22

17 ± 0.66

14 ± 0.62

R

10 ± 0.11

11 ± 0.22

12 ± 0.56

10 ± 0.44

11 ± 0.22

15 ± 0.48

12 ± 0.22

16 ± 0.48

11 ± 0.18

21 ± 0.38

Methanol

0.75

11 ± 0.26

13 ± 0.78

–

R

8 ± 0.33

7 ± 0.56

–

–

10 ± 0.28

11 ± 0.48

–

10 ± 0.22

12 ± 0.18

12 ± 0.18

1.5

12 ± 0.88

16 ± 0.18

–

R

10 ± 0.24

9 ± 0.88

–

9 ± 0.88

12 ± 0.32

13 ± 0.66

–

12 ± 0.48

14 ± 0.11

16 ± 0.77

3.0

13 ± 0.48

18 ± 0.11

–

R

11 ± 0.18

11 ± 0.22

8 ± 0.11

11 ± 0.88

13 ± 0.12

13 ± 0.78

9 ± 0.48

14 ± 0.55

16 ± 0.22

18 ± 0.34

4.5

14 ± 0.54

18 ± 0.66

10 ± 0.24

R

12 ± 0.38

12 ± 0.38

8 ± 0.88

12 ± 0.48

13 ± 0.21

13 ± 0.48

10 ± 0.52

14 ± 0.33

16 ± 0.38

18 ± 0.72

6.0

14 ± 0.22

18 ± 0.68

13 ± 0.34

R

13 ± 0.62

13 ± 0.62

9 ± 0.32

12 ± 0.48

14 ± 0.22

13 ± 0.28

12 ± 0.66

14 ± 0.68

16 ± 0.18

18 ± 0.38

  1. Each value represents the mean ± standard error. R Resistant, Sample 5, 9, 11 – Escherichia coli, Sample 19, 26, 31, 35, 36, 38 – Klebsiella pneumoniae, MTCC 109 – Klebsiella pneumoniae, MTCC 441 – Bacillus subtilis, MTCC 3160 – Staphylococcus aureus, MTCC 870 – Aspergillus fumigatus, MTCC 1637 – Candida albicans
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