Research Article

Tristemma hirtum and Five Other Cameroonian Edible Plants with Weak or No Antibacterial Effects Modulate the Activities of Antibiotics against Gram-Negative Multidrug-Resistant Phenotypes

Table 8

Antibiotic-resistance modulatory activity of leaves extract of Tristemma hirtum.

AntibioticsExtract concentrationBacteria, MIC (μg/mL) and modulating factors (in brackets)
Escherichia coliEnterobacter aerogenesKlebsiella pneumoniaeProvidencia stuartii Pseudomonas aeruginosaModulating effect (%)
AG100A AG102EA289 KP63 NEA16 PA01 PA124

CHL025625612864128256128
CMI/2128 (2)≤2 (≥128)16 (8)16 (4)16 (8)64 (4)8 (16)100.00
CMI/4128 (2)≤2 (≥128)16 (8)16 (4)16 (8)64 (4)8 (16)100.00

KAN086464646464128
CMI/2≤2 (≥4)16 (4)≤2 (≥32)16 (4)16 (4)≤2 (≥64)64 (2)100.00
CMI/4≤2 (≥4)16 (4)≤2 (≥32)32 (2)32 (2)≤2 (≥64)64 (2)100.00

CEF064646412825664128
CMI/28 (8)8 (8)8 (8)16 (8)32 (8)≤2 (≥32)128 (1)85.71
CMI/4128 (0.5)32 (2)32 (2)32 (4)32 (8)≤2 (≥32)256 (0.5)71.42

CIP01616832321664
CMI/28 (2)≤0.5 (≥32)≤0.5 (≥16)4 (8)16 (2)≤0.5 (≥32)32 (2)100.00
CMI/48 (2)4 (8)≤0.5 (≥16)4 (8)16 (2)≤0.5 (≥32)32 (2)100.00

TET0>6464326432>6416
CMI/232 (≥2)32 (2)≤0.5 (≥64)4 (16)4 (8)32 (≥4)8 (2)100.00
CMI/432 (≥2)32 (2)8 (4)8 (8)4 (8)64 (≥2)8 (2)100.00

ERY0>256128>256128128>256128
CMI/2128 (≥2)8 (16)16 (≥16)32 (4)64 (2)32 (≥8)128 (1)85.71
CMI/4128 (≥2)16 (8)32 (≥8)32 (4)64 (2)64 (≥4)256 (0.5)85.71

CHL: chloramphenicol, KAN: kanamycin, CEF: ceftriaxone, CIP: ciprofloxacin, TET: tetracycline, and ERY: erythromycin; in brackets: modulating factor; MIC: minimal inhibitory concentration. Values in bold represent modulating factor ≥ 2.