Research Article

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

Table 4

Antibacterial activity inhibition zone diameter (IZD), mm of Areca Nut fruit extracts on Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Salmonella enterica, and Enterobacter aerogenes in various solvents by disc diffusion method.

Escherichia coliStaphylococcus aureusSalmonella entericaEnterobacter aerogenes

H2O
a
Conc.
mg/mL
IZD
mm
H2O
d
Conc.
mg/mL
IZD
mm
H2O
g
Conc.
mg/mL
IZD
mm
H2O
j
Conc.
mg/mL
IZD
mm
10010010015 ± 0.65100
10101010
1111

EtOH
b
Conc.
mg/mL
IZD
mm
EtOH
e
Conc.
mg/mL
IZD
mm
EtOH
h
Conc.
mg/mL
IZD
mm
EtOH
k
Conc.
mg/mL
IZD
mm
100100100100
10101010
1111

MeOH
c
Conc.
mg/mL
IZD
mm
MeOH
f
Conc.
mg/mL
IZD
mm
MeOH
i
Conc.
mg/mL
IZD
mm
MeOH
l
Conc.
mg/mL
IZD
mm
100100100100
10101010
1111