Table 2. Antifungal activity of Ocimum sanctum seed oil at concentrations of 1 to 7 μL .
| Concentration | Diameter of inhibition zone (mm/µl) | |||||
| A | K | T | P | G | D | |
| FC | 20.3 ± 3.84 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 36.0 ± 1.15 | 28.0 ± 1.15 | 30.0 ± 0.0 | 0.0 ± 0.0 |
| 1 | 36.0 ± 2.08 | 43.3 ± 1.45b | 26.0 ± 3.06 | 27.7 ± 3.38 | 22.3 ± 0.66 | 24.0 ± 2.65b |
| 2 | 29.3 ± 4.33 | 45.0 ± 2.65b | 32.3 ± 2.19 | 23.3 ± 13.0 | 25.7 ± 2.33 | 26.7 ± 2.19b |
| 3 | 39.3 ± 0.66b | 54.0 ± 1.15b | 35.3 ± 3.53 | 34.0 ± 3.79 | 38.3 ± 1.45 | 34.7 ± 3.38b |
| 4 | 39.7 ± 3.93b | 62.3 ± 2.91b | 40.7 ± 1.86 | 42.7 ± 2.67 | 42.7 ± 2.67b | >34.7 ± 0.88b |
| 5 | 42.0 ± 3.21b | 64.3 ± 2.85b | 45.7 ± 2.19 | 54.0 ± 5.57a | 51.0 ± 2.00b | 51.7 ± 10.4b |
| 6 | 45.3 ± 2.40b | 70.0 ± 2.08b | 46.0 ± 2.31 | 56.0 ± 3.06a | 63.3 ± 4.37b | 49.0 ± 2.89b |
| 7 | 48.3 ± 1.76b | 61.0 ± 2.08b | 46.7 ± 2.85a | 52.0 ± 2.52a | 62.0 ± 1.00b | 50.0 ± 0.0b |
Values are mean ± SEM (standard error of mean) aP < 0.05 and bP < 0.01 when compared with Fluconazole (FC), Candida albicans (A), Candida krusei (K), Candida tropicalis (T), Candida parapsilosis (P), Candida glabrata (G), Candida dubliniensis D.