Table 2.

Antimicrobial activity of methanolic extract of Bidens pilosa leaves using agar well diffusion method

Test Organisms	Diameter of zone of inhibition (in mm)		ANOVA
	Methanolic extract (Zone of inhibition ± SE)	Ampicillin (30 μg/mL) (Zone of inhibition ± SE)
P. aeruginosa	14.00 ± 0.57	15 ± 0.33	P < 0.05
C. albicans	9.1 ± 0.33	30 ± 0.25	P < 0.05
E. coli	18.2 ± 0.35a	15 ± 0.10	P < 0.05
S. aureus	15.66 ± 0.25	15 ± 0.00	P < 0.05
B. subtilis	3.2 ± 0.25	10 ± 0.33	P < 0.05
M. luteus	14.66 ± 0.17	15 ± 0.00	P < 0.05

^aValues indicate significant activity against the pathogen