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Table 2 Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) of different B. insignis extracts for different bacteria

From: Chemical characterization and antimicrobial activity of Blumenbachia insignis (Loasaceae) native to South America

Plant extract

E. coli

S. aureus

P. larvae

ATCC 25,922

ATCC 25,923

ERIC I genotype

MIC

MBC

MIC

MBC

MIC

MBC

mg/mL

mg/mL

mg/mL

mg/mL

mg/mL

mg/mL

Flower

0.45

 > 0.45

0.45

 > 0.45

0.45

 > 0.45

Fruit

0.75

 > 0.75

0.75

 > 0.75

 > 0.75

 > 0.75

Leaf

0.65

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

Root

0.95

0.95

0.95

1.9

 > 1.9

 > 1.9

Stem

 > 1.5

 > 1.5

 > 1.5

 > 1.5

1.5

 > 1.5

  1. The sign > indicates colony development after inoculation with the specific MIC; therefore, the MBC is reported as “greater than” the concentration value in each case