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Table 3 Antibacterial activity of 14 selected herb juices and aqueous plant extracts against other B. pseudomalei strains and some common enteric bacterial species

From: Thermal and gastric stability of antimicrobial activity of juices and aqueous extracts prepared from common eligible herbs and traditional medicinal plants against Burkholderia pseudomallei and other enteric bacteria

No

Plant species

 

Antibacterial activity

B. pseudomallei VTCC 70157 (ST 46)

B. pseudomallei VTCC 70158 (ST 541)

B. pseudomallei VTCC 70018 (ST 43)

B. pseudomallei VTCC 70156 (ST 169)

B. pseudomallei VTCC 70027 (ST 211)

B. pseudomallei VTCC 70001 (ST 542)

S. aureus (ST 239) VTCC 70159

L. monocytogenes VTCC 70147

E. coli VTCC 70160

S. enterica VTCC 70080

V. vulnificus VTCC 70092

A. dhakensis VTCC 70106

C. jejuni VTCC 70176

Juices from fresh herbs

1

Allium tuberosum Rottler ex spreng

MIC

0.09

0.36

0.09

0.09

0.09

0.09

0.72

0.72

0.18

0.36

0.09

0.18

0.01

MBC

0.72

0.36

0.36

0.36

0.18

0.36

0.72

1.44

0.18

0.36

0.18

0.18

0.02

2

Allium sativum L

MIC

3.15

6.30

6.30

3.15

1.58

3.15

3.15

3.15

3.15

6.30

0.79

1.58

 < 0.01a

MBC

12.60

6.30

12.60

6.30

6.30

6.30

3.15

25.20

3.15

6.30

0.79

1.58

 < 0.01b

Aqueous extracts from dry plants

3

Blechnum orientale L

MIC

1.15

1.15

1.15

1.15

1.15

1.15

0.58

nd

–

–

1.15

2.30

1.15

MBC

4.60

4.60

2.30

1.15

2.30

2.30

9.20

2.30

–

–

1.15

2.30

2.30

4

Breynia fruticosa (L.) Müll.Arg

MIC

0.70

0.70

1.40

0.70

0.70

0.70

0.70

nd

5.60

 

0.70

0.70

0.09

MBC

1.40

2.80

1.40

0.70

1.40

1.40

0.70

2.80

11.20

5.60

0.70

0.70

0.18

5

Euphorbia hirta L

MIC

0.95

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

–

nd

–

–

1.90

3.80

0.06

MBC

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

–

–

–

–

1.90

3.80

0.24

6

Euphorbia thymifolia L

MIC

0.83

0.83

0.83

0.83

0.83

0.83

13.28

nd

–

13.28

0.83

0.83

0.05

MBC

1.66

0.83

0.83

0.83

0.83

0.83

13.28

–

–

–

0.83

0.83

0.10

7

Excoecaria cochinchinensis Lour

MIC

0.45

0.45

0.45

0.45

0.45

0.45

0.45

nd

14.24

–

0.23

0.90

0.06

MBC

0.90

0.45

0.90

0.90

0.45

0.45

0.90

–

–

–

0.23

0.90

0.12

8

Mangifera indica L

MIC

1.40

nd

1.40

1.40

1.40

2.80

1.40

–

–

–

1.40

2.80

0.18

MBC

1.40

nd

2.80

2.80

1.40

5.60

2.80

–

–

–

1.40

2.80

0.72

9

Phyllanthus amarus Schum. et Thonn

MIC

0.75

0.75

0.75

0.75

0.75

0.75

0.75

6.00

–

–

0.75

1.50

0.05

MBC

1.50

0.75

0.75

0.75

0.75

1.50

0.75

–

–

–

0.75

1.50

0.20

10

Psidium guajava L

MIC

0.21

0.21

0.21

0.21

0.21

0.21

0.21

0.84

–

–

0.21

0.42

0.05

MBC

0.21

0.21

0.42

0.42

0.42

0.42

0.84

3.36

6.72

3.36

0.21

0.42

0.05

11

Punica granatum L

MIC

0.37

0.37

0.37

0.37

0.37

0.37

0.37

nd

–

–

0.37

0.74

0.05

MBC

0.74

0.74

0.74

0.37

0.37

1.48

0.37

11.84

–

–

0.37

0.74

0.05

12

Rhodomyrtus tomentosa (Aiton) Hassk

MIC

0.30

0.30

0.30

0.30

0.30

0.30

9.60

nd

2.40

–

0.30

0.60

0.04

MBC

0.60

1.20

2.40

0.60

0.60

1.20

9.60

2.40

4.80

4.80

0.30

0.60

0.08

13

Rosa odorata (hort. ex Andrews) Sweet

MIC

0.60

0.60

0.60

0.60

0.60

0.60

0.60

nd

9.60

–

0.30

0.60

0.15

MBC

1.20

0.60

1.20

0.60

0.60

0.60

0.60

–

9.60

9.60

2.40

0.60

0.15

14

Schima wallichii Choisy

MIC

0.46

0.46

0.46

0.46

0.46

0.46

0.23

nd

–

–

0.23

0.92

0.06

MBC

0.92

0.92

1.84

0.92

0.92

0.92

0.46

1.84

7.36

7.36

0.23

14.72

0.12

  1. MIC and MBC units are given as mg/ml. Data present the mean value of two replicates
  2. nd not determined
  3. –, the herb juices and aqueous plant extracts did not show the inhibitory and bactericidal activity against the tested bacteria
  4. a0.00038 mg/ml or 0.38 µg/ml
  5. b0.00076 mg/ml or 0.76 µg/ml
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