BioMed Research International / 2019 / Article / Tab 2 / Research Article
Antimicrobial Efficiency of Essential Oils from Traditional Medicinal Plants of Asir Region, Saudi Arabia, over Drug Resistant Isolates Table 2 The antimicrobial activities of tested essential oils expressed by the zones of inhibition (IZ in mm) against tested microorganisms compared to standard antibiotics and antifungals.
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Tested microorganisms The tested essential oils M. cervina O. basilicum R. graveolens M. pulegium O. vulgare S. holoschoenus S. officinalis S. aureus 30±1.83 20±2.58 13±0.82 14±1.41 24±1.15 21±1.63 13±0.82 S. pyogenes 19±1.83 19±1.63 9±0.82 13±1.83 18±1.15 8±1.41 0±0.0 E. coli 20±0.82 20±1.83 0±0.0 18±1.41 20±0.82 0±0.0 0±0.0 S. typhimurium 19±0.82 20±1.83 0±0.0 15±0.82 21±1.41 0±0.0 10±1.15 C. albicans 43±2.83 45±1.41 30±1.16 39±0.82 42±1.83 17±1.41 0±0.0
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Tested microorganisms P RA DA CLR AMX MTZ OXA SXT VAN AMB FLC KTC S. aureus 0±0.0 10±0.82 9±0.82 12±1.15 8±0.82 0±0.0 13±1.42 10±0.82 15±1.16 ND ND ND S. pyogenes 0±0.0 11±0.82 12±1.41 0±0.0 ND 0±0.0 ND 8±0.82 ND ND ND ND E. coli 0±0.0 13±1.41 0±0.0 0±0.0 0±0.0 0±0.0 0±0.0 0±0.0 0±0.0 ND ND ND S. typhimurium ND 0±0.0 0±0.0 7±0.82 11±0.82 0±0.0 0±0.0 9±0.82 0±0.0 ND ND ND C. albicans ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND 14±0.82 0±0.0 0±0.0
ND: None Done P: Penicillin G 10IU RA: Rifampicin 5μ g DA: Clindamycin 2μ g CLR: Clarithromycin: 15μ g AMX: Amoxicillin: 25μ g MTZ: Metronidazole: 5μ g OXA: Oxacillin: 5μ g SXT: Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole: 1.25μ g/23.75μ g VAN: Vancomycin: 30μ g AMB: Amphotericin: B: 100μ g FLC: Fluconazole: 25μ g KTC: Ketoconazole: 15μ g