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Antibacterial activity of the essential oil isolated from lime leaves.
| Essential oil/Standard | Conc/disc | Inhibition zone (mm)a against microbes |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| S. aureus | E. coli | ||
| Al- Sharqia region | 5 μL | 5.8 ± 1.5 | 1.7 ± 0.2 |
| 10 μL | 7.9 ± 1.2 | 3.1 ± 0.6 | |
| Ampicillin | 25 μg | 19.3 ± 1.2 | 19.0 ± 0.0 |
Values are mean ± SD; n = 3.
