Table 4

Minimum inhibitory concentration of extract and fractions

Microorganism
Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) (mg/ml)



ME
HF
MF

Ps. fluorescens (Isolate 1)
0.125
0.25
0.25
Ps. fluorescens (Isolate 2)
-
-
-
Ps. fluorescens (Isolate 3)
0.25
0.5
0.5
Ps. fluorescens (Isolate 4)
0.125
-
0.5
Ps. fluorescens (Isolate 5)
0.25
0.25
-
Ps. fluorescens (Isolate 6)
-
0.25
0.125
Ps. fluorescens (Isolate 7)
0.125
0.5
0.125
Ps. aeruginosa (ATCC 10145)
0.125
-
-
Staph. aureus (Isolate 1)
0.5
0.5
0.063
Staph. aureus (ATCC 12600)
-
-
0.25
Control
-
-
-

Control = 10% Dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO)

ME = Methanol extract; HF = n-Hexane fraction; MF = Methanol fraction - = No activity

Okoli et al. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2007 7:24   doi:10.1186/1472-6882-7-24