Table 3.
Antimicrobial activities of EOs with a concentration of 10 μL/disc against pathogenic bacteria and fungi.
| Plant | Extraction Method | Bacteria | Fungi | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gram-Positive | Gram-Negative | ||||||
| B. subtilis ATCC6633 | S. aureus ATCC29213 | E. coli ATCC25922 | C. albicans ATCC10321 | A. niger NRC53 | F. solani NRC15 | ||
| Teucrium polium | HD | 10.00 ± 0.79 * | 10.00 ± 2.12 | 10.00 ± 0.71 | NA | NA | NA |
| MAE | 11.00 ± 2.12 | 11.00 ± 0.71 | 10.00 ± 1.41 | NA | NA | NA | |
| Thymus decussatus | HD | 39.00 ± 0.71 | 34.00 ± 1.40 | 35.00 ± 2.12 | 34.00 ± 2.12 | 47.00 ± 2.12 | 40.00 ± 2.83 |
| MAE | 38.00 ± 2.90 | 35.00 ± 0.70 | 36.00 ± 1.34 | 35.00 ± 0.00 | 48.00 ± 3.14 | 40.00 ± 1.78 | |
| Thiophenicol (100 μg/disc) | 30.0 ± 0.71 | 30.00 ± 0.71 | 27.00 ± 0.77 | 25.00 ± 1.55 | ---- | ---- | |
| Treflucan (100 μg/disc) | ---- | ---- | ---- | 29.00 ± 0.70 | 13.00 ± 0.14 | 11.00 ± 0.71 | |
* values are the average (n = 3) of the inhibition zone diameter (mm) ± standard deviation, HD: Hydrodistillation, MAE: Microwave-assisted extraction. NA: No activity.