Table 4.
Result of antimicrobial activity of sweet basil EO obtained by SFME and HD.
| Tested Microorganisms | Inhibition Diameter 1 (mm ± Standard Deviation 2) | Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (µL/mL) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFME-EO | HD-EO | SFME-EO | HD-EO | |
| Gram-Positive Bacteria | ||||
| Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 6538) | 38 ± 1.5 | 33 ± 2.5 | 18 | 25 |
| Bacillus subtilis (ATCC 6633) | 37 ± 2.9 | 34 ± 1.2 | 18 | 25 |
| Gram-Negative Bacteria | ||||
| Escherichia coli (ATCC 25922) | 26 ± 2.1 | 22 ± 2.0 | 25 | 30 |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa (ATCC 14028) | 29 ± 2.3 | 20 ± 3.2 | 20 | 30 |
| Yeast | ||||
| Candida albicans (ATCC 10231) | 34 ± 2.3 | 31 ± 2.3 | 30 | 40 |
1 Diameter of inhibition zone (mm) including disc diameter of 6 mm; 2 Each value is the mean ± SD of three replications.