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Table 1 Antimicrobial activity of 10% Aqueous extract of Gymnema sylvestre against some potential pathogens

From: In vitro antimicrobial potential of extracts and phytoconstituents from Gymnema sylvestre R.Br. leaves and their biosafety evaluation

Organisms

Zone of inhibition (mm)a, b

Enterococcus faecalis

–c

Staphylococcus aureus

20 ± 0.47

Staphylococcus epidermidis

–

Escherichia coli

19.6 ± 1.26

Klebsiella pneumoniae 1

22.1 ± 1.02

Klebsiella pneumoniae 2

–

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

23.3 ± 0.68

Shigella flexneri

14 ± 0.35

Salmonella typhimurium 1

14.3 ± 0.20

Salmonella typhimurium 2

21.2 ± 0.68

Candida albicans

22.6 ± 0.82

Candida tropicalis

–

MRSA

19 ± 0.68

  1. aThe Values are expressed as Mean ± Standard Errors of Means (SEM) for N = 5
  2. bNo significant difference was observed within rows at 5% significance level as revealed by One-Way ANOVA
  3. c(–) → No zone of inhibition
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