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.
(a)

Tested microorganismsThe tested essential oils
M. cervinaO. basilicumR. graveolensM. pulegiumO. vulgareS. holoschoenusS. officinalis

S. aureus30±1.8320±2.5813±0.8214±1.4124±1.1521±1.6313±0.82
S. pyogenes19±1.8319±1.639±0.8213±1.8318±1.158±1.410±0.0
E. coli20±0.8220±1.830±0.018±1.4120±0.820±0.00±0.0
S. typhimurium19±0.8220±1.830±0.015±0.8221±1.410±0.010±1.15
C. albicans43±2.8345±1.4130±1.1639±0.8242±1.8317±1.410±0.0

(b)

Tested microorganismsPRADACLRAMXMTZOXASXTVANAMBFLCKTC

S. aureus0±0.010±0.829±0.8212±1.158±0.820±0.013±1.4210±0.8215±1.16NDNDND
S. pyogenes0±0.011±0.8212±1.410±0.0ND0±0.0ND8±0.82NDNDNDND
E. coli0±0.013±1.410±0.00±0.00±0.00±0.00±0.00±0.00±0.0NDNDND
S. typhimuriumND0±0.00±0.07±0.8211±0.820±0.00±0.09±0.820±0.0NDNDND
C. albicansNDNDNDNDNDNDNDNDND14±0.820±0.00±0.0

ND: None Done
P: Penicillin G 10IU
RA: Rifampicin 5μg
DA: Clindamycin 2μg
CLR: Clarithromycin: 15μg
AMX: Amoxicillin: 25μg
MTZ: Metronidazole: 5μg
OXA: Oxacillin: 5μg
SXT: Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole: 1.25μg/23.75μg
VAN: Vancomycin: 30μg
AMB: Amphotericin: B: 100μg
FLC: Fluconazole: 25μg
KTC: Ketoconazole: 15μg