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Table 1 Antibacterial activity of VRV-PL-VIIIa and standard antibiotics

From: Antibacterial potential of a basic phospholipase A2 (VRV-PL-VIIIa) from Daboia russelii pulchella (Russell’s viper) venom

Microorganisms

Diameter of inhibition zone (mm)

 

VRV-PL-VIIIa

Ga

Cpa

Sma

Gram-positive

    

Staphylococcus aureus

32 ± 1

18 ± 1

23 ± 2

26 ± 2

Bacillus subtilis

27 ± 4

18 ± 2

19 ± 2

28 ± 3

Gram-negative

    

Escherichia coli

21 ± 2

18 ± 2

18 ± 2

21 ± 2

Salmonella typhi

16 ± 1

17 ± 2

18 ± 1

18 ± 1

Vibrio cholerae

16 ± 3

16 ± 2

19 ± 2

19 ± 2

Klebsiella pneumoniae

22 ± 2

18 ± 2

18 ± 1

21 ± 3

Salmonella paratyphi

21 ± 6

19 ± 2

18 ± 2

20 ± 2

  1. The results are mean ± SD (n = 6)
  2. Standard antibioticsa G gentamicin, Cp chloramphenicol, Sm streptomycin