Table 1 Screening of the antimicrobial activity of four Yucca species; Y. aloifolia, Y.aloifolia variegata L., Y. filamentosa and Y. elephantipes using agar diffusion technique, measured inhibition zones (mm).
Sample | S. aureus | B. subtilis | P. aeruginosa | E. coli | C. albicans | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | WE | C | ALE | C | WE | C | ALE | C | WE | C | ALE | C | WE | C | ALE | C | WE | C | ALE | |
Y. filamentosa L. (60;99 mg/ml)a | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 |
Y. aloifolia variegata L. (30;75 mg/ml)a | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 |
Y. elephantipes Regel (25;125 mg/ml)a | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 |
Y. aloifolia (25;75 mg/ml)a | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 15 |
Ciprofloxacin | 9 | 30 | 9 | 30 | 9 | 30 | 9 | 30 | 9 | 30 | 9 | 30 | 9 | 30 | 9 | 30 | – | – | – | – |
Clotrimazole | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 17 | 10 | 17 |
