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Table 5 Antimicrobial activity of actinobacteria extracts obtained from solid-state culture (TSA) against test organisms

From: Isolation and identification of endophytic actinobacteria from Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad and their antibacterial properties

Ethyl acetate extract

Methanolic extract

Strain code

S. aureus

25923

P. aeruginosa

27853

E. coli

25922

S. aureus

25923

P. aeruginosa

27853

E. coli

25922

KUMS-C1

0

0

0

0

10

0

KUMS-C2

0

0

0

0

8.4

0

KUMS-C3

0

0

0

0

8.6

0

KUMS-C4

0

0

0

0

0

0

KUMS-C5

0

0

0

0

10

0

KUMS-C6

0

0

0

0

0

0

Positive control

15

8.8

17.9

16

11.6

21.2

  1. All strains showed the zone of inhibition towards P. aeruginosa except KUMS-C4, KUMS-C6 strains. None of the strains had antibiotic activity against S. aureus, and E. coli. Imipenem and vancomycin were used as positive controls, while methanol and ethyl acetate were negative controls