Table 1.
Antibacterial Activity of Aloe vera gel extracts against selected Pathogenic bacteria
| Organisms | Zones of Inhibition (in mm) | Results | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethanol Extract | Methanol Extract | Acetone Extract | ||
| Gram-positive | ||||
| B. cereus | 23.33 | 22.33 | 6.66 | S, p< 0.05 |
| B. subtilis | 15.00 | 11.33 | 6.33 | S, p< 0.05 |
| S. aureus | 15.66 | 14.00 | 6.66 | S, p< 0.05 |
| S. pyogenes | 16.00 | 15.00 | 7.33 | S, p< 0.05 |
| Gram-negative | ||||
| E. coli | 12.66 | 14.00 | 6.00 | S, p< 0.05 |
| P. aeruginosa | 23.00 | 10.66 | 0.00 | S, p< 0.05 |
| K. pneumoniae | 22.66 | 14.00 | 6.33 | S, p< 0.05 |
| S. typhi | 14.66 | 9.66 | 0.00 | S, p< 0.05 |
| Results | S, p< 0.05 | S, p< 0.05 | S, p< 0.05 | |