“…Combretum microphyllum was used to prepare extracts of dried ground leaves using solvents with different polarities, including hexane, carbon tetrachloride, di-isopropylether, ethyl ether, methylene dichloride, tetrahydrofuran, acetone, ethanol, ethyl acetate, methanol and water (Kotze and Eloff, 2002). Thin layer chromatography (TLC) and a microplate serial dilution method were used to determine chemical composition and antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli and Enterococcus faecalis of extracts, respectively.…”