Table 6.

Antibacterial activity of essential oils determined by disc diffusion method against drug resistant pathogenic bacteria.

Essential Oil →	LG		PR		Ec		Ge		Cit		Ta		Me
Bacterial Strain ↓	4 μl	8 μl	4 μl	8 μl	4 μl	8 μl	4 μl	8 μl	4 μl	8 μl	4 μl	8 μl	4 μl	8 μl
EC-1	9	16	8	16	8	17	7	13	6	11	4	7	NI	NI
EC-2	11	21	9	17	7	15	6	10	5	11	4	6	NI	NI
EC-3	9	18	8	15	9	18	6	10	6	12	NI	6	NI	NI
EC-4	9	17	7	15	6	14	6	15	NI	NI	5	7	NI	NI
EC-5	10	21	8	16	9	17	7	14	5	9	NI	5	NI	NI
Pseudomonas sp.	7	12	8	11	6	11	4	9	4	8	5	8	4	6
SA-1	11	22	10	18	8	19	8	15	5	8	NI	NI	4	8
SA-2	8	17	9	18	8	16	7	15	4	9	NI	NI	NI	7
SA-3	11	22	10	18	7	15	8	17	5	11	NI	5	NI	6
SA-4	10	21	8	15	7	19	7	15	4	10	NI	NI	4	7

Note:

1. The above values represent diameter of the zone of inhibition (in mm) at 4 μl and 8 μl concentration of essential oil/disc (Average value of triplicate experiment).

2. N = No Zone of inhibition.