In Vitro Antibacterial and Antibiotic Resistance Modifying Effect of Bioactive Plant Extracts on Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis

Table 1

Inhibition zone diameter in mm as established by disc diffusion method.

Plant extract	Zone of inhibition (mm)^a							Mean
	Sep1	Sep2	Sep3	Sep4	Sep5	Sep6	Sep7
Salvia fruticosa	13	10	13	10	13	16	14	12.7
Salvia officinalis	12	11	14	10	14	15	13	12.7
Salvia sclarea	12	9	11	12	13	15	15	12.4
Anthemis tinctoria	7	7	6	6	8	7	8	7.0
Chamaemelum nobile	10	9	10	10	9	11	10	9.8
Matricaria recutita	10	8	8	9	15	15	14	11.3
Tanacetum argyrophyllum	9	8	7	8	13	12	8	9.3
Tanacetum parthenicum	12	9	12	10	10	12	8	10.4

aDiameter includes 6 mm disc.