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. 2016 Jan 4;2016:9545693. doi: 10.1155/2016/9545693

Table 2.

Antimicrobial activity of the E. globulus, M. chamomilla, T. schimperi, and R. officinalis essential oil and standard antibiotics against bacteria.

Bacteria Mean of zone inhibition in mm (mean ± SD)
Plant species Gentamicin DMSO
T. schimperi E. globulus R. officinalis M. chamomilla
S. aureus 23.5 ± 1.52 32 ± 1.34 25 ± 1.23 NI 18 ± 1.21 NI
S. pyogenes 21 ± 0.87 16 ± 0.9 17 ± 1.11 NI 20 ± 0.91 NI
S. epidermidis 33 ± 1.5 20 ± 1.00 32 ± 1.2 NI 21 ± 0.99 NI

S. typhi 27.3 ± 1.1 18 ± 0.9 20.3 ± 1.00 NI 18 ± 0.88 NI
E. coli 12 ± 0.4 10 ± 0.52 6 ± 0.21 NI 21 ± 1.10 NI
Shigella spp. 20 ± 1.2 18 ± 0.89 22 ± 1.3 NI NI NI
P. aeruginosa 16 ± 1.00 28 ± 1.1 17 ± 1.2 NI 19 ± 0.90 NI

NI: no inhibition.