Table 2.
Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) of solvent extracts of hybrid garlic.
| Spice Type | Inhibition Zones (mm) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solvent | Concn mg/mL | S. aureus | E. coli | C. albicans | |
| Hybrid Garlic | Acetone | 15 | 14.33 ± 0.58de | 14.33 ± 0.58c | 20.67 ± 0.58h |
| 10 | 14.44 ± 1.15de | 14.67 ± 0.58c | 16.67 ± 0.58f | ||
| 5.0 | 13.67 ± 0.58cd | 13.67 ± 0.58bc | 17.33 ± 0.58fg | ||
| 2.5 | 10.00 ± 0.00a | 12.67 ± 0.58b | 15.33 ± 0.58de | ||
| Ethanol | 15 | 15.67 ± 0.58fg | 14.67 ± 0.58c | 23.67 ± 0.58j | |
| 10 | 15.00 ± 0.58ef | 13.67 ± 0.58bc | 21.33 ± 0.58j | ||
| 5.0 | 10.00 ± 0.00a | 10.00 ± 0.00a | 16.33 ± 0.58ef | ||
| 2.5 | 10.00 ± 0.00a | 10.00 ± 0.00a | 10.00 ± 0.00a | ||
| Methanol | 15 | 13.67 ± 0.58cd | 14.33 ± 0.58c | 18.67 ± 0.58h | |
| 10 | 11.33 ± 0.58b | 13.67 ± 0.58c | 17.33 ± 0.58fg | ||
| 5.0 | 11.33 ± 0.58b | 10.00 ± 0.00a | 14.67 ± 1.15cd | ||
| 2.5 | 10.00 ± 0.00a | 10.00 ± 0.00a | 13.67 ± 0.58c | ||
| Water | 15 | 16.33 ± 0.58g | 16.67 ± 1.15d | 18.33 ± 0.58gh | |
| 10 | 14.33 ± 0.58de | 14.00 ± 1.00c | 15.33 ± 0.58de | ||
| 5.0 | 13.00 ± 0.58c | 13.67 ± 0.58bc | 12.33 ± 0.58b | ||
| 2.5 | 10.00 ± 0.00a | 10.00 ± 0.00a | 10.00 ± 0.00a | ||
| P-value | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.001 | ||
Values = Mean ± SD (n = 3), including the diameter of the well (9.00 mm). Values with different superscripts in the column differ significantly for the variety and the solvent. DIZ ≤10.00 mm is considered as no activity.