2.1.3. The Antimicrobial Activity of *A. mearnsii* Supercritical Extracts Bioautography

The antimicrobial activity of the extracts was evaluated using the bioautography method against *Staphylococcus aureus* (ATCC 25923) and *Escherichia coli* (ATCC 25922). All the crude extracts inhibited the growth of the Gram-positive microorganism *S. aureus*, while none of the crude extracts inhibited the growth of the Gram-negative microorganism *E. coli*. These results are in agreement with those reported for the extracts of *Acacia podalyriifolia*, which also showed an inhibition for *S. aureus* and presented no activity against *E. coli* [49].
