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Table 2.

Zone of inhibitory activity of the fruit pulp extracts of T. indica against pathogenic bacteria as compared to the tetracycline drug (positive control) and Tween 20 (negative control)

Extract	Concentration (mg/mL)	Diameter zone of inhibition (ZI) (mm)
		Tested bacteria
		S. aureus		K. pneumonia
		Mean ± SD	P-value	Mean ± SD	P-value
Tetracycline	0.025	16.00 ± 0.33^a		16.00 ± 0.57^a
Acetone	100	13.00 ± 0.57^b	0.00	14.33 ± 0.67^a	0.81
	200	16.33 ± 0.33^a	0.79	17.33 ± 1.40^a	0.90
	300	17.00 ± 0.57^a	0.24	18.67 ± 1.76^a	0.46
Tetracycline	0.025	16.00 ± 0.57^a		16.00 ± 0.33^a
Ethanol	100	13.33 ± 0.88^a	0.24	13.67 ± 0.33^b	0.00
	200	14. 67 ± 1.20^a	0.79	15.33 ± 0.33^a	0.06
	300	16.00 ± 1.00^a	1.00	17.67 ± 0.33^a	0.20

Key: S. aureus (Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 25923)), K. pneumonia (Klebseilla pneumonia (ATCC 700603)); ˗, +, ++, +++, and ++++ shows the extract used could have no effect, weak effect, moderate effect, strong effect, and very strong effect on the growth of the selected organisms respectively. Mean values with different superscripts in the same column are significantly different