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International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy

Table 4 Antibacterial activities of leaf, bark, fruit pulp and seed methanol extracts of S. caryophyllatum

From: Screening of phytochemical and pharmacological activities of Syzygium caryophyllatum (L.) Alston

Bacterial strains

Leaf

Bark

Fruit pulp

Seed

Gentamycin

Amp/Sulb

S. aureus

12.3 ± 0.5

8.3 ± 0.5

9 ± 0.57

10 ± 0.76

21 ± 1.1

13.5 ± 1.5

S.hominis

nd

12.30.5

nd

nd

28 ± 0.5

30 ± 0.5

A. viridans

6.3 ± 0.57

11.3 ± 0.5

6.8 ± 0.28

12 ± 0.57

24.5 ± 0.5

10 ± 1.5

E. coli

14.3 ± 0.5

8.3 ± 0.5

9.83 ± 0.2

7.5 ± 0.5

25 ± 0.5

10 ± 2.0

B. cereus

14 ± 1.0

8.4 ± 0.5

8.6 ± 0.57

13 ± 1.15

27 ± 1.1

9.5 ± 1.1

B. licheniformis

11.1 ± 0.5

12.1 ± 0.7

7 ± 0.57

8 ± 1.1

23 ± 1.0

31 ± 1.1

  1. Values are given as mean ± SD of triplicate experiment
  2. Diameter of inhibition zones (mm) including disc size 6 mm
  3. Standard antibiotics: Ampicillin/Sulbactum (10/10 mcg/disc); Gentamycin (120 mcg/disc)
  4. nd not detected