Table 5. Antibacterial activity of P. halepensis essential oils from the West Northern of Algeria.
| Microorganisms | Diameters of inhibition (mm) |
| Gram-positive bacteria | |
| S. aureus | n.a |
| B. cereus | n.a |
| E. faecalis | 9.0 |
| L. monocytogenes | 10.0 |
| Gram-negative bacteria | |
| P. aeruginosa | 8.0 |
| E. coli | n.a |
| Salmonella typhimurium | n.a |
| Acinetobacter baumanii | 9.5 |
| Citrobacter freundii | 8.0 |
| Proteus mirabilis | n.a |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | 10.0 |
Essential oil (10 µL/disc) of aerial part of P. halepensis; n.a: not active.