Table 1: Effect of different concentrations of C. limon juice on some bacterial species.
| Bacterial Species |
Diameter of Zone of Inhibition (mm) |
| Blank; DDW |
C. lemon Juice Concentrations (µg/disc) |
Ampicillin 5 mg/disc |
| 100 |
200 |
300 |
500 |
700 |
1000 |
| S. typhi |
- |
6.0 ± 0.11 |
06 ± 0.11 |
7.8 ± 0.25 |
8.6 ± 0.20 |
9.7 ± 0.17 |
9.5 ± 0.35 |
15.6 ± 0.20 |
| N. gonorrhoeae |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
14 ± 0.26 |
| Citrobacter species |
- |
6.6 ± 0.44 |
7.0 ± 0.23 |
7.7 ± 0.17 |
9.7 ± 0.26 |
13.4 ± 0.32 |
12.6 ± 0.23 |
15 ± 0.17 |
| S. flexneri |
- |
9.6 ± 0.26 |
11.4 ± 0.34 |
12.3 ± 0.34 |
11.6 ± 0.34 |
15.1 ± 0.20 |
15.2 ± 0.17 |
16.1 ± 0.14 |
| S. epidermis |
- |
8.8 ± 0.38 |
6.8 ± 0.21 |
10.7 ± 0.46 |
10.7 ± 0.18 |
12.7 ± 0.21 |
13.4 ± 0.38 |
14 ± 0.11 |
All data represent mean ± SE of three independent experiments. ‘─’ represents no inhibition zone observed for respective microorganisms.