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Table 3 Antimicrobial analyses of F. benjamina against bacterial and fungal strains by disc diffusion assay

From: Chemical composition and Biological studies of Ficus benjamina

Microbial strains

Plant extracts and fractions

Diameter of inhibition Zone in mm

  

Stem

Root

Leaves

Bacillus cerus

Methanol

22.5 ± 0.87b

16.88 ± 0.36ef

12.00 ± 0.29gh

n-butanol

22.25 ± 0.72b

17.73 ± 0.16e

19.50 ± 0.29cd

Chloroform

12 ± 0.58gh

15.63 ± 0.22f

10.75 ± 0.14hi

Ethyl acetate

17 ± 0.58ef

16.88 ± 0.07ef

10.00 ± 0.58i

n-hexane

11.25 ± 0.72hi

12.99 ± 0.02g

6.50 ± 0.29j

Ampiciline

24.6 ± 0.66a

18.25 ± 0.43de

20.75 ± 0.72c

Pseudomonas aerugonisa

Methanol

23.5 ± 0.29a

16.75 ± 0.43de

12.04 ± 0.31fg

n-butanol

22 ± 0.87b

17.23 ± 0.13d

19.13 ± 0.07c

Chloroform

12.25 ± 0.72fg

15.88 ± 0.36e

10.5 ± 0.29h

Ethyl acetate

16.75 ± 0.72de

17.13 ± 0.22de

10.25 ± 0.43h

n-hexane

11 ± 0.58gh

13.09 ± 0.10f

7.50 ± 0.29i

Ampiciline

24.38 ± 0.79a

17.75 ± 0.14d

20.25 ± 0.43c

Escherichia coli

Methanol

22.63 ± 0.22b

16.47 ± 0.59ef

11.75 ± 0.14h

n-butanol

22.75 ± 0.43b

16.23 ± 0.71ef

18.25 ± 0.43c

Chloroform

11.57 ± 0.33h

15.63 ± 0.22f

11.58 ± 0.33h

Ethyl acetate

16.88 ± 0.65de

16.88 ± 0.07de

10.00 ± 0.58i

n-hexane

10.61 ± 0.35hi

13.34 ± 0.24g

6.50 ± 0.29j

Ampiciline

24.65 ± 0.64a

17.87 ± 0.71ef

18.75 ± 0.43c

Bacillus subtilis

Methanol

22.5 ± 0.29b

16.43 ± 0.62e

12.08 ± 0.29f

n-butanol

22.83 ± 0.39b

16.34 ± 0.64e

18.50 ± 0.29c

Chloroform

12 ± 0.58f

15.75 ± 0.29e

12.13 ± 0.65f

Ethyl acetate

16.63 ± 0.79de

16.5 ± 0.14de

10.50 ± 0.29g

n-hexane

10.5 ± 0.29g

12.96 ± 0.02f

7.13 ± 0.07h

Ampiciline

24.45 ± 0.75a

17.75 ± 0.14cd

20 ± 0.51c

Aspergillus niger

Methanol

19.25 ± 0.43c

14.60 ± 0.23e

12.11 ± 0.29f

n-butanol

21.13 ± 0.51b

14.98 ± 0.27e

19.50 ± 0.29c

Chloroform

11.7 ± 0.40f

17.15 ± 0.66d

10.38 ± 0.36g

Ethyl acetate

16.62 ± 0.22d

16.38 ± 0.22d

10.50 ± 0.29g

n-hexane

10.25 ± 0.14g

14.70 ± 0.40e

7.63 ± 0.36h

Terbinafine

24.38 ± 0.79a

16.75 ± 0.43d

20.25 ± 0.43bc

Candida albicans

Methanol

18.75 ± 0.72de

14.88 ± 0.07h

12.15 ± 0.37i

n-butanol

21.38 ± 0.36b

15.23 ± 0.13h

19.75 ± 0.43cd

Chloroform

11.88 ± 0.51ij

17.44 ± 0.83ef

10.62 ± 0.22jk

Ethyl acetate

16.88 ± 0.07fg

16.13 ± 0.36gh

10.38 ± 0.36k

n-hexane

10.63 ± 0.36jk

14.95 ± 0.55h

7.88 ± 0.51l

 

Terbinafine

24.5 ± 0.72a

16.92 ± 0.33fg

20.25 ± 0.43bc

  1. Values are means ± SD of three separate experiments (p < 0.05). Letters in superscript show the significance of the results against a single strain and among various parts.