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. 2013 Jun 13;13:130. doi: 10.1186/1472-6882-13-130

Table 2.

Mean diametersa of microbial growth inhibition zones (mm) of test samplesb

Microoganisms
 Samples
EO
 F1
 F3
 F4
 F5
 Referencec
Gram (−) bacteria 100% 10% 1% 10% 1% 0.1% 10% 1% 0.1% 10% 1% 0.1% 10% 1% 0.1% 10 μg
Escherichia coli ATCC 11775
 12
 9
 6
 6
 6
 6
 9
 8
 6
 8
 8
 7
 9
 7
 7
 21
Klebsiella pneumoniae ATCC 13883
 11
 8
 6
 8
 7
 6
 8
 6
 6
 9
 8
 7
 8
 6
 6
 20
Proteus mirabilis
 11
 9
 6
 13
 12
 11
 8
 8
 6
 12
 11
 10
 12
 10
 9
 18
Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853
 13
 9
 6
 9
 7
 6
 9
 7
 6
 7
 6
 6
 7
 6
 6
 24
Salmonella typhi ATCC 6539
 11
 9
 6
 8
 8
 6
 8
 7
 6
 7
 7
 6
 6
 6
 6
 24
Shigella flexneri
 18
 13
 8
 12
 8
 6
 10
 8
 6
 9
 7
 6
 8
 7
 6
 23
Gram (+) bacteria
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 10541
 16
 12
 6
 12
 10
 9
 10
 8
 6
 10
 8
 8
 13
 11
 10
 20
Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25922
 16
 11
 7
 10
 8
 6
 11
 8
 6
 9
 7
 6
 8
 7
 6
 25
Fungi
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Candida albicans ATCC 9002
 13
 7
 6
 6
 6
 6
 6
 6
 6
 6
 6
 6
 6
 6
 6
 22
Candida glabrata CIPA 35
 6
 6
 6
 6
 6
 6
 6
 6
 6
 6
 6
 6
 6
 6
 6
 23
Candida krusei ATCC 6258
 10
 6
 6
 6
 6
 6
 6
 6
 6
 6
 6
 6
 6
 6
 6
 18
Candida lusitaniae ATCC 200950
 13
 10
 6
 12
 9
 9
 11
 9
 7
 12
 10
 6
 14
 12
 10
 33
Candida parapsilosis ATCC 22019
 7
 6
 6
 6
 6
 6
 6
 6
 6
 6
 6
 6
 6
 6
 6
 24
Candida tropicalis ATCC 750 14 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 23

The results are the mean values of triplicate tests measured after 24 hrs (at 37°C for bacteria) and 48 hrs (at 35°C for fungi) incubation; aDiameter value of 6 mm is equal to disc diameter, implying no activity; bEssential oil (EO), fractions of essential oil (F1, F3, F4 and F5); cReference compounds were gentamicin and nystatine for bacteria and fungi respectively.