Research Article

Chemical Composition, Antibacterial, Antifungal and Antidiabetic Activities of Ethanolic Extracts of Opuntia dillenii Fruits Collected from Morocco

Table 6

Antibacterial activity of ethanolic extracts of O. dillenii on Listeria monocytogenes (a), Staphylococcus aureus (b), Salmonella braenderup, (c) and Escherichia coli (d).

Extracts/AntibioticInhibition area (mm)a
Escherichia coliSalmonella braenderupStaphylococcus aureusListeria monocytogenes

Seedsndndndnd
Peelndndndnd
Juice7.33 mm7.33 mmnd8.66 mm
Streptomycin20 mm18 mm14 mm11 mm

a, Mean of three repetitions; nd, not detected.