Table 3. Antibacterial ability of parts in the nipa palm

Microorganism Extract Leaves1) Stem2) Young shoots3)
Escheritia coli Water +4) +
Ethanol + +
Ethyl acetate + + +
Bacillus subtilis Water + + +
Ethanol + + +
Ethyl acetate + + +
Staphylococcus aureus Water + + +
Ethanol + + +
Ethyl acetate + + +
Klebsiella pneumoniae Water + + NT
Ethanol + + NT
Ethyl acetate + + NT
Pseudomonas aeruginosa Water + +
Ethanol + + +
Ethyl acetate + +
Aspergillus flavus Water + + NT
Ethanol + NT
Ethyl acetate + + NT
Aspergillus niger Water + + NT
Ethanol + NT
Ethyl acetate + + NT
Data from Effendi et al. (2022), Lovly and Teresa (2018).
Data from Lovly and Teresa (2018).
Data from Shin et al. (2018).
+, present; -, absent; NT, not tested.