| Bacteria |
Methanol extract |
Water extract |
Ampicillin |
Water |
Methanol |
| E. coli |
10 ± 0.5 |
18.8 ± 0.7 |
18.5 ± 0.8 (MIC 0.125 MBC 0.125) |
6 |
6 |
| B. subtilis |
10 ± 0.5 |
18.5 ± 0.5 |
37 ± 0.75 (MIC = 0.004 MBC= 0.5) |
6 |
6 |
|
| The minimum inhibitory concentration and minimum bactericidal concentrations are in mg/ml. Water and methanol was used as the negative controls as they were used to dissolve the samples. The values are a mean + SD for n = 8. |
| Table 1: Zones of inhibition of the C. zeyheri plant extracts on E. coli and B. subtilis. |
