Research Article
Evaluation of the Antibacterial Activity of Pleurotus spp. Cultivated on Different Agricultural Wastes in Chiro, Ethiopia
Table 1
Antibacterial activity of the methanolic extract of Pleurotus spp. cultivated on different substrates.
| Bacteria used | Volume of extract per well (μL) | Zone of inhibition (mm) | P. ostreatus | Control on NA | P. florida | Control on NA | CS | SGR | PS | WG | Streptomycin | CS | SGR | PS | WG | Streptomycin |
| E. coli | 20 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 7.3 | 8.4 | 26.2 | 12.2 | 11.3 | 9.6 | 7.7 | 25.6 | 40 | 15.2 | 15.7 | 8.8 | 10.3 | 27.5 | 14.5 | 14.6 | 11.8 | 12.4 | 27.3 | 60 | 16.8 | 16.1 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 28.9 | 16.4 | 16.7 | 12.6 | 14.5 | 28.5 | 80 | 18.9 | 17.7 | 12.6 | 13.6 | 29.5 | 17.3 | 15.6 | 14.7 | 16.7 | 29.2 | 100 | 19.5 | 19.8 | 16.4 | 17.5 | 29.8 | 17.9 | 16.9 | 17.4 | 18.6 | 29.7 |
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Substrate: CS = coffee straw, SGR = Sorghum grain residue, PS = pea straw, WG = wheat grain, NA = nutrient agar.
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