Evaluation of Antibacterial Activity of Aqueous, Ethanolic and Methanolic Extracts of Areca Nut Fruit on Selected Bacteria

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Inhibitory activity of Areca Nut extracts on Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Salmonella, and Enterobacter aerogenes in various solvents by disc diffusion method, Escherichia coli (a) aqueous, (b) ethanolic, and (c) Methanolic; Staphylococcus aureus (d) aqueous, (e) ethanolic, (f) methanolic; Salmonella enterica (g) aqueous, (h) ethanolic, and (i) methanolic; and Enterobacter aerogenes (j) aqueous, (k) ethanolic, and (l) methanolic.

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