Table 3.
Antimicrobial activity of wild accession Origanum vulgare L. extract and essential oil against the yeast and fungi isolates tested based on the disc diffusion method and MIC value.
| Yeast and fungi species | EO | MIC values | Standard drug (amphotericin B) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Candida albicans-A117 | 17 mm | 127 | 31.25 |
| Fungi | |||
| Alternaria alternata | 38 mm | 135 | 15.62 |
| Aspergillus flavus | 24 mm | 135 | 15.62 |
| Aspergillus variecolor | 32 mm | 32.75 | 62.5 |
| Fusarium acuminatum | 27 mm | 62.5 | 62.5 |
| Fusarium oxysporum | 24 mm | 62.5 | 62.5 |
| Fusarium solani | 18 mm | 31.25 | 62.5 |
| Fusarium tabacinum | 35 mm | 62.5 | 15.62 |
| Monilinia fructicola | 14 mm | 15.62 | 31.25 |
| Penicillium spp. | 35 mm | 31.25 | 125 |
| Rhizopus spp. | 14 mm | 125 | 31.25 |
| Rhizoctonia solani | 35 mm | 33.25 | 62.5 |
| Scloretinia sclerotiorum | 16 mm | 32.25 | 125 |
| Scloretinia minor | 27 mm | 30.15 | 31.25 |
| Trichophyton mentagrophytes | 35 mm | 32.25 | 15.62 |
| Trichophyton rubrum | 29 mm | 30.25 | 15.62 |
Inhibition zone in diameter (mm) around the discs impregnated with 10 μl of essential oil and extracts (300 μg/disc).