Antimicrobial activities of fungus comb extracts isolated from Indomalayan termite (Macrotermes gilvus Hagen) mound

AMB Express

Table 1 Antibacterial susceptibility assay

Bacteria strains	Diameter of inhibition zone (DIZ) (mm)
	Fungus comb extract												Positive control
	n-Hexane			Ethyl acetate			Methanol			Water			Amp 10 μg	Cipro 5 μg
	2.5 mg	25 mg	50 mg	2.5 mg	25 mg	50 mg	2.5 mg	25 mg	50 mg	2.5 mg	25 mg	50 mg	Amp 10 μg	Cipro 5 μg
Gram-negative
E. coli ATCC 25922	ND	NA	NA	9.85 ± 0.07	28.20 ± 1.56	36.75 ± 1.20	7.25 ± 0.07	19.20 ± 2.83	21.9 ± 1.41	ND	10.55 ± 0.78	10.65 ± 0.64	25.35 ±0.07	36.05 ±0.07
P. aeruginosa ATCC 25923	ND	NA	NA	8.20 ± 0.14	27.65 ± 0.64	32.65 ± 3.46	8.25 ± 0.07	15.05 ± 1.48	31.25 ± 1.34	ND	11.60 ± 0.85	13.10 ± 3.11	ND	29.05 ± 0.21
Gram-positive
S. aureus ATCC 25923	12.95 ± 0.21	18.45 ± 0.35	19.40 ± 0.14	13.75 ± 0.64	24.95 ± 1.63	36.75 ± 1.63	8.55 ± 0.49	21.45 ± 0.21	33.10 ± 1.41	ND	9.25 ± 1.34	13.25 ± 1.20	26.75 ± 0.07	32.15 ± 0.07

Diameter of inhibition zone (mm) presented as means (± SD), comprising a 6 mm paper disk; positive controls were Ampicillin (Amp,10 μg), Ciprofloxacin (Cipro, 5 μg); ND, not detected; NA, not available; three times replication