Table 2: Antimicrobial activity of crude ethanol extract and various fractionates of A. racemosus.
| Test organisms |
Diameter of zone of inhibition(mm) |
| CEE |
PSF |
CSF |
CTSF |
AQSF |
C-5µg/disc |
| Gram positive Bacteria |
| Bacillus subtilis |
10 |
10 |
8 |
11 |
9 |
15 |
| Sarcinalutea |
8 |
|
6.6 |
7 |
|
16 |
| Staphylococcus aureus |
7 |
12 |
|
7 |
9 |
18 |
| Bacillus cereus |
7 |
8 |
7 |
9 |
|
22 |
| Gram negative Bacteria |
| Escherichia coli |
8 |
|
7 |
11 |
6.5 |
22 |
| Shigella dysenteriae |
|
6.5 |
7 |
9 |
|
14 |
| Vibrio mimicus |
6.5 |
|
|
|
- |
17 |
| vibrio parahimolyticus |
14 |
7 |
11 |
14 |
8 |
19 |
| salmonella typhi |
7 |
9 |
|
11 |
|
20 |
Values are expressed as mean ± SD, (n=3).