Research Article

The Antimicrobial and Wound Healing Potential of Opuntia ficus indica L. inermis Extracted Oil from Tunisia

Table 1

Diameters of the bacterial growth inhibition zone using the OFI oil. OFI oil showed a microbial growth inhibitory effect against Enterobacter cloacae, greater than Colicine and lower than that of Ceftazidime.

Bacterial strain
Ceftazidime  
  (CAZ 30)
  (mm)
Colicine  
  (CL 50)
  (mm)
OFI oil  
  (mm)

Enterobacter cloacae23 ± 1.4110 ± 015.5 ± 0.35

(CAZ30) and (CL50) were used as positive controls.