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. 2018 Jan;22(1):50–65. doi: 10.22034/ibj.22.1.50

Table 3.

Antibacterial and antifungal activities of %70 EtOH and DCM extracts of propolis from different areas of Iran

Samples Inhabitation zone of microbial growth diameters (mm)

E. coli ATTC25922 S. aurous ATCC6538 C. albicans ATCC10231



70% EtOH DCM 70% EtOH DCM 70% EtOH DCM
Chenaran (Mashhad) 8.33e 11cd 8.67g 11.00cde 9.00f 10.33de
MoradBeyg (Hamedan) 10.00d 12c 10.00def 11.33cd 11.00de 12.00cd
Kalaleh (Goleatan) 9.00de 11.33c 10.00def 11.67c 10.67de 13.33bc
Alborz (Taleghan) 9.00de 10.33d 9.33efg 10.33cdef 10.33ef 11.67d
Erythromycin 15 16.33b 17.00b 13.67b
Gentamicin 10 19.33a 20.67a 19.67a
Ketoconazole (KCA 10)
Flucytosine (FCN25)
DMSO - - -
70% EtOH - - -

Values are mean of three different tests. Means followed by the same letters are not significantly different (Tukey’s test; p < 0.05). - shows no zone of inhibition