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. 2021 Jan 4;9:e10561. doi: 10.7717/peerj.10561

Table 1. Anticandidal activity of VAC leaves extract at concentration of 20% by using well diffusion assay.

Candida species Zone of inhibition (mm) Mean ± SD
Nystatin
(10 mcg)
Negative control Ethanol Water Methanol P-value*
C. tropicalis 11.0 ± 1.00 0 7.50 ± 0.50 5.67 ± 0.29 5.33 ± 0.29 0.01**
C. albicans 5.83 ± 0.29 0 5.83 ± 0.29 5.00 ± 0.50 5.00 ± 0.50 0.047**
C. ciferrii ND 0 4.33 ± 0.58 3.33 ± 0.29 3.33 ± 0.29 0.037**
P-value 0.01** 0.01** 0.01** 0.01**

Notes:

*

P-value has been calculated using one-way ANOVA.

**

Significant at p < 0.01 level. ND, not identified.