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Table 2 MIC and MBC and MFC (mg/ml) of R. communis extracts on the bacterial and fungal clinical isolates

From: Antibacterial and antifungal activities and phytochemical profile of leaf extract from different extractants of Ricinus communis against selected pathogens

Test organisms

Different solvents

Aqueous

Ethanol

Methanol

PET ether

Ethyl ace

MIC

MBC

MIC

MBC

MIC

MBC

MIC

MBC

MIC

MBC

E. coli

6.25

UD

6.25

UD

12.5

400

12.5

UD

25

400

S. aureus

3.13

300

25.0

400

6.25

300

12.5

300

12.5

200

P. aeruginosa

3.13

200

6.25

200

3.13

300

25

UD

25

UD

K. pneumoniae

12.50

400

6.25

200

6.25

400

25

UD

25

UD

Fungus

 

MFC

 

MFC

 

MFC

 

MFC

 

MFC

C. albicans

12.5

300

25

300

12.5

200

25

300

25

400

  1. UD, undetected; PET, petroleum ether; Ethyl ace, ethyl acetate