Research Article

Ozoroa insignis reticulata (Baker f.) R. Fern. & A. Fern. Root Extract Inhibits the Production of Extracellular Proteases by Staphylococcus aureus

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Antibacterial effects of O. reticulata root bark extracts against S. aureus. The data are obtained by incubating S. aureus cells in the presence of (a) DCM extract and (b) ethyl acetate extract. All values are expressed as the mean ± SD of four replicates. Statistical one-way ANOVA and Bonferroni’s multiple comparison test (where , , , ns = no significant difference vs. media) show that there is no significant difference between media and cells exposed to 100 µg/mL of ethyl acetate extract. The percentage inhibitions of growth of S. aureus by the DCM and ethyl acetate extracts were 93 and 99%, respectively.
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