| S. No. |
Strain |
Zone of Inhibition (in mm) |
MIC (mg/ml) |
kushta-e-qalai
(40 µl/well) |
Standard
(30 µg/disk) |
| 1. |
S. aureus (Sa) |
7 |
28 |
>2.5 |
| 2. |
S. mutans (Sm) |
13 |
30 |
1.25 |
| 3. |
S. epidermidis (Se) |
11 |
28 |
>2.5 |
| 4. |
S. pyrogenes (Sp) |
7 |
30 |
>2.5 |
| 5. |
B. cereus (Bc) |
7 |
30 |
>2.5 |
| 6. |
C. xerosis (Cx) |
7 |
28 |
>2.5 |
| 7. |
E. coli (Ec) |
7 |
27 |
>2.5 |
| 8. |
K. pneuomoniae (Kp) |
7 |
27 |
>2.5 |
| 9. |
P. aeruginosa (Pa) |
7 |
28 |
>2.5 |
| 10. |
P. vulgaris (Pv) |
7 |
30 |
>2.5 |
|
| Remark: MIC of kushta-e-qalai given for S. mutans was found to be 0.312 mg/ml |
| Table 1: Antibacterial screening of kushta-e-qalai against gram positive strains. |