Phytochemistry and Preliminary Assessment of the Antibacterial Activity of Chloroform Extract of Amburana cearensis (Allemão) A.C. Sm. against Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase-Producing Strains

Table 2

Antibacterial activity of the chloroformextract of A. cearensis and the analogue 2-methoxy-4-methylphenol.

Bacterial species	Chloroform extract		2-Methoxy-4-methylphenol		Ciprofloxacin
	MIC*	MBC	MIC	MBC	MIC	MBC
	µg/ mL
Salmonella enterica Typhimurium	—	—	215	431	<6.7	<6.7
Escherichia coli	—	—	215	431	<6.7	<6.7
Pseudomonas aeruginosa	>6900	—	431	>6900	<6.7	<6.7
Bacillus cereus	>6900	—	431	3450	<6.7	107
Listeria monocytogenes	—	—	215	862	<6.7	<6.7
Staphylococcus aureus	—	—	215	862	<6.7	<6.7

∗MIC: minimum inhibitory concentration; MBC: minimum bactericidal concentration.