Research Article

Antibacterial Effect of Ethanolic Extracts of Dodonaea viscosa L. Jacq. and Mammea americana L. against Staphylococci Isolated from Skin Lesions

Table 1

Inhibition zones (mm) of the ethanolic extracts.

StrainsEthanolic extractAntibiotic
M. americana seed extractcM. americana aerial part extractbD. viscosa leaf extractaPositive control, Gentamicinc

S. saprophyticus
S. epidermidis I
S. epidermidis II
S. epidermidis III
S. epidermidis IV
S. epidermidis V
S. aureus
S. aureus25923

(3×) of inhibition zone by well diffusion on MH agar. Diameter ( mm) included. a,b,c,dANOVA-Tukey and Dunnet, .