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. 2021 May 30;19:80. doi: 10.1186/s43141-021-00151-0

Table 1.

Inhibition zones of both methanolic and ethanolic extracts of the used fruit peels against some G+ food pathogens

Strain Fruit peel
Orangea Pomegranatea Bananaa (+)bCont.
M E M E M E
B. cereus 17.3 ± 0.1 16.0 ± 0.1 24.3 ± 0.1 21.0 ± 0.1 - - 21.1
S. aureus - - 26.3 ± 0.1 24.0 ± 0.3 - - 20.0
S. aureus (MRSA) - - 27.3 ± 0.2 24.0 ± 0.2 22 ± 0.3 19 ± 0.2 14.0
L. monocytogenes - - 26.3 ± 0.1 19.7 ± 0.1 - - 11.0
LSD0.01 = 1.741; CV = 6.941%

Results are the means ± standard deviation

aZone of inhibition in millimeters

M methanol, E ethanol, (+)bCont. positive control