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

Table 2

Inhibitory activity of Areca Nut fruit extracts on Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Salmonella enterica and Enterobacter aerogenes in various solvents by disc diffusion method.

Solvent	Concentration (mg/mL)	Inhibitory activity of Areca Nut fruit extracts (mm)
		Enterobacter aerogenes	Salmonella enterica	Escherichia coli	Staphylococcus aureus
H₂O	100	—			—
C2H5OH	100
CH3OH	100
Gentamicin	0.006
Penicillin	0.006