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Table 3 Antifungal susceptibility assay

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

Fungi strains

Diameter of inhibition zone (DIZ) (mm)

Fungus comb extract

Positive control

n-Hexane

Ethyl acetate

Methanol

Water

Nystatin

100 U

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

A. flavus FNCC 6181

ND

ND

ND

6.67 ± 0.58

45.67 ± 11.06

49.33 ± 13.43

ND

21.33 ± 7.51

23.67 ± 5.51

ND

9 ± 0

11.67 ± 3.21

17.44 ± 2.13

A. niger FNCC 6114

ND

ND

ND

9 ± 10

24 ± 2.65

37.33 ± 6.43

ND

19.67 ± 2.52

22.33 ± 4.73

ND

7.33 ± 1.53

8.67 ± 0.58

24.31 ± 4.24

  1. Diameter of inhibition zone (mm) presented as means (± SD), comprising a 6 mm paper disk; positive controls were Nystatin 100 unit; ND, not detected; three times replication