Table 2 Antimicrobial activity of 5 mg crude extracts of F. vesiculosus against various MRSA strains using the disk diffusion method.(n = 3).

MRSA Strain	Ethyl Acetate	Acetone	Methanol	Water
618	+	++	++	+
619	+	++	++	++
620	++	++	+	+
621	++	++	+	+
666	+++	+++	+++	++++
667	+++	+++	+	++++
668	+++	++++	++++	+++++
669	+++	++++	++++	+++++
670	++	+++	+++	++++
671	++	+++	++++	++++
672	+++	+++	++	+++
673	+++	+++	+++	+++++
674	++	+++	+++	++++
675	++	++	++	+++
676	++++	+++++	++++	+++++
677	++	++	+	++
678	++	++	++	++++
679	+++	+++	+++	+++++
680	+++	++	++	++
681	++	+++	+++	+++++
682	++++	+++++	++++	+++++
683	+++	+++	+++++	+++++
684	−	+	+	++
685	−	++	++	++
686	+++	+++	+++	++++
687	−	+	−	++
688	−	−	+	++
689	−	++	++	+++
Positive control^a	++++	++++	++++	++++
Negative control^b	−	−	−	−

^aChloramphenicol antibiotic disk - 10 µg/disk. ^bNegative control - 50 µL of specific solvent. Inhibition zone reported as diameter of clear inhibition (including 6 mm disk) in mm; - indicates no inhibition, + indicates inhibition zone of 6 mm–9.9 mm, ++ indicates inhibition zone of 10 mm–14.9 mm, +++ indicates inhibition zone of 15 mm–19.9 mm, ++++ indicates inhibition zone of 20 mm–24.9 mm, +++++ indicates inhibition zone of >25 mm.

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