. 2020 Apr 9;25(7):1718. doi: 10.3390/molecules25071718

Table 3.

Effect of olive and fig leaves extracts in the growth rate and maximal optical density of bacteria strain.

Condition	Composition	Method *	Specific Growth Rate (h⁻¹)	‡MOD
Salmonella enterica
Bacteria	water	-	0.432 ± 0.006 ^a	1.407 ± 0.033 ^c
Bacteria	EtOH	-	0.484 ± 0.047 ^bcd	1.418 ± 0.037 ^c
Olive leaves	water	CE	0.334 ± 0.060 ^a	1.406 ± 0.064 ^c
	water	UAE	0.398 ± 0.017 ^ab	1.362 ± 0.006 ^bc
	EtOH	CE	0.322 ± 0.039 ^a	1.236 ± 0.002 ^ab
	EtOH	UAE	0.345 ± 0.005 ^ab	1.187 ± 0.074 ^a
Fig leaves	water	CE	0.515 ± 0.043 ^cd	1.471 ± 0.008 ^c
	water	UAE	0.559 ± 0.051 ^d	1.457 ± 0.011 ^c
	EtOH	CE	0.571 ± 0.014 ^d	1.435 ± 0.024 ^d
	EtOH	UAE	0.550 ± 0.15 ^d	1.369 ± 0.006 ^bc
Listeria innocua
Bacteria	water	-	0.252 ± 0.22 ^a	1.269 ± 0.017 ^abc
Bacteria	EtOH	-	0.248 ± 0.042 ^a	1.385 ± 0.003 ^bcd
Olive leaves	water	CE	0.316 ± 0.034 ^a	1.262 ± 0.037 ^abc
	water	UAE	0.274 ± 0.079 ^a	1.208 ± 0.004 ^a
	EtOH	CE	0.358 ± 0.058 ^a	1.189 ± 0.013 ^bcd
	EtOH	UAE	0.348 ± 0.063 ^a	1.254 ± 0.090 ^d
Fig leaves	water	CE	0.184 ± 0.009 ^a	1.383 ± 0.008 ^a
	water	UAE	0.233 ± 0.034 ^a	1.423 ± 0.058 ^ab
	EtOH	CE	0.235 ± 0.040 ^a	1.407 ± 0.033 ^cd
	EtOH	UAE	0.300 ± 0.056 ^a	1.391 ± 0.013 ^bcd
Staphylococcus aureus
Bacteria	water	-	0.556 ± 0.002 ^a	1.851 ± 0.064 ^a
Bacteria	EtOH	-	0.561 ± 0.075 ^a	1.882 ± 0.001 ^a
Olive leaves	water	CE	0.580 ± 0.024 ^a	1.939 ± 0.033 ^a
		UAE	0.636 ± 0.016 ^a	1.899 ± 0.013 ^a
	EtOH	CE	0.755 ± 0.144 ^a	1.970 ± 0.028 ^a
		UAE	0.657 ± 0.031 ^a	1.989± 0.069 ^a
Fig leaves	water	CE	0.638 ± 0.074 ^a	1.901 ± 0.031 ^a
		UAE	0.587 ± 0.003 ^a	1.857 ± 0.028 ^a
	EtOH	CE	0.601 ± 0.010 ^a	1.851 ± 0.012 ^a
		UAE	0.585 ± 0.006 ^a	1870 ± 0.045 ^a

Note: EtOH = Ethanol: * Method: Conventional extraction (CE) and ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE). ‡MOD: Maximal optical density measured at 595 nm. Different letters in the same column represent statistically significant differences (p < 0.05).