Table 2 Antibacterial activity of different extracts of E. cotinifolia against some human pathogenic bacteria (in mm)

Bacillus cereus

–

8.75 ± 0.47^b

11.25 ± 0.47^ab

12.25 ± 0.50^c

21.0 ± 0.40^bc

Bacillus subtilis

8.25 ± 0.2^a

8.50 ± 0.28^b

12.75 ± 0.62^a

18.25 ± 0.62^bc

20.75 ± 0.47^bc

Escherichia.coli

–

8.50 ± 0.28^b

10.75 ± 0.25^b

13.5 ± 0.64^a

23.75 ± 0.47^a

Enterobacter aerogenes

–

10.25 ± 0.2^a

14.0 ± 0.57^a

19.25 ± 0.62^a

21.25 ± 0.62^bc

Klebsiella pneumoniae

8.0 ± 0.40^a

8.75 ± 0.25^b

12.75 ± 0.25^a

19.0 ± 0.40^a

19.75 ± 0.62^c

Salmonella typhi

–

8.25 ± 0.25^b

11.5 ± 0.28^ab

16.0 ± 0.40^a

22.5 ± 0.28^ab

Staphylococcus aureus

–

0.00 ± 0

10.75 ± 0.25^b

15.5 ± 0.28^ab

19.25 ± 0.47^c