ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF NUTMEG EXTRACTS AGAINST STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS AND ESCHERICHIA COLI | ||
| AL-TAQANI | ||
| Article 1, Volume 25, Issue 2, June 2012, Pages 159-163 | ||
| Author | ||
| Sabah J. Ameen | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The antimicrobial activity of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of Myristica fragrans (nutmeg) has been evaluated against E. coli and Staph. aureus. Four concentrations were used for each type of extract,(100%, 75%, 50%, 25%). In the 100% concentration, the aqueous and ethanolic extracts of nutmeg were effective against E. coli with inhibition zones of 16 mm and 19 mm respectively, while in the 75% concentration, the inhibition zones were 14 mm and 19 mm, respectively. Staphylococcus aureus showed a resistant to the 25%, 50%, 75% concentrations of aqueous and ethanolic extracts, while the 100% concentration showed inhibition zones of 12 mm and 13 mm, respectively. | ||
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