Research Article
Anti-Biofilm, Antibacterial, and Anti-Quorum Sensing Activities of Selected South African Plants Traditionally Used to Treat Diarrhoea
Table 3
Minimum inhibitory concentration (in mg/mL) of different extracts against Escherichia coli ATCC 25922.
| Plant name | Extracts | Methanol/water | Methanol/DCM | Hot water | Ethanol | Acetone |
| Searsia pendulina | 2.50 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 1.25 | 0.08 | Searsia leptodictya | 0.16 | 1.25 | 0.63 | 1.25 | 0.08 | Searsia gueinzii | 1.14 | 2.08 | 2.50 | 1.87 | 0.37 | Searsia lancea | 0.24 | 0.29 | 0.63 | 0.08 | 0.04 | Searsia batophylla | 0.32 | 0.29 | ND | 0.47 | 0.11 | Brachylaena transvaalensis | 1.25 | 1.25 | 0.63 | 0.83 | 0.63 | Bauhinia galpinii | 1.25 | 1.25 | 0.63 | 0.83 | 0.08 | Bauhinia bowkeri | 1.25 | 2.50 | 1.14 | 0.63 | 0.07 | Bauhinia variegata | 0.32 | 0.63 | 0.32 | 0.47 | 0.21 | Gentamicin | 0.005 | | | | |
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