Table 3.

Antimicrobial activity of methanol and aqueous extracts of Ganoderma lucidum against selected bacterial and fungal strains (mean inhibition zone in mm ± SD).

Microorganism	Methanol extract (10 mg)	Methanol extract (5 mg)	Methanol extract (2 mg)	Control	Water extract (10 mg)	Water extract (5 mg)	Water extract (2 mg)	Control
Aspergillus flavus	5.33 ± 0.58	5.33 ± 0.58	5.33 ± 0.58	0.00 ± 0.00	5.00 ± 0.00	5.00 ± 0.00	5.33 ± 0.58	0.00 ± 0.00
Aspergillus niger	5.33 ± 0.58	5.33 ± 0.58	5.33 ± 0.58	0.00 ± 0.00	5.00 ± 0.00	5.00 ± 0.00	5.33 ± 0.58	0.00 ± 0.00
Candida albicans	16.67 ± 0.58	17.33 ± 0.58	5.33 ± 0.58	34.33 ± 3.06	10.33 ± 0.58	10.00 ± 0.00	5.33 ± 0.58	34.33 ± 3.06
Escherichia coli	35.33 ± 0.58	32.33 ± 0.58	31.67 ± 0.58	43.33 ± 6.66	19.67 ± 0.58	17.33 ± 0.58	5.33 ± 0.58	43.33 ± 6.66
Penicillium	5.00 ± 0.00	5.33 ± 0.58	5.00 ± 0.00	0.00 ± 0.00	5.00 ± 0.00	5.00 ± 0.00	5.33 ± 0.58	0.00 ± 0.00
Pseudomonas aeruginosa	14.67 ± 0.58	5.33 ± 0.58	5.67 ± 0.58	56.33 ± 1.53	5.33 ± 0.58	5.33 ± 0.58	5.33 ± 0.58	56.33 ± 1.53
Rhizopus stolonifer	17.67 ± 0.58	16.33 ± 0.58	5.67 ± 0.58	0.00 ± 0.00	5.00 ± 0.00	5.00 ± 0.00	5.33 ± 0.58	0.00 ± 0.00
Staphylococcus aureus	11.00 ± 0.00	9.67 ± 0.58	5.00 ± 0.00	48.67 ± 4.04	10.67 ± 0.58	5.33 ± 0.58	5.33 ± 0.58	48.67 ± 4.04