Table 5.
Antimicrobial activity of cultivated accessions of 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 | 127 | 31.25 |
| Fungi | |||
| Alternaria alternata | 20 | 135 | 15.62 |
| Aspergillus flavus | 24 | 135 | 15.62 |
| Aspergillus variecolor | 24 | 32.75 | 62.5 |
| Fusarium acuminatum | 27 | 62.5 | 62.5 |
| Fusarium oxysporum | 24 | 62.5 | 62.5 |
| Fusarium solani | 18 | 31.25 | 62.5 |
| Fusarium tabacinum | 26 | 62.5 | 15.62 |
| Monilinia fructicola | 14 | 15.62 | 31.25 |
| Penicillium spp. | 35 | 31.25 | 125 |
| Rhizopus spp. | 12 | 125 | 31.25 |
| Rhizoctonia solani | 25 | 33.25 | 62.5 |
| Scloretinia sclerotiorum | 16 | 32.25 | 125 |
| Scloretinia minor | 24 | 30.15 | 31.25 |
| Trichophyton mentagrophytes | 25 | 32.25 | 15.62 |
| Trichophyton rubrum | 29 | 30.25 | 15.62 |
Inhibition zone in diameter (mm) around the discs impregnated with 10 μl of essential oil and extracts (300 μg/disc).