Research Article
Evaluation of the Antibacterial Activity of Pleurotus spp. Cultivated on Different Agricultural Wastes in Chiro, Ethiopia
Table 11
Antibacterial activity of the aqueous 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 |
| B. subtilis | 20 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 18.3 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 17 | 40 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 19.7 | 9.1 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 21.7 | 60 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 20.2 | 9.4 | 11.4 | 10.3 | 11.5 | 23.4 | 80 | 11.5 | 11.3 | 12.3 | 10.7 | 22.3 | 11.5 | 13.2 | 12.5 | 12.7 | 25.0 | 100 | 12.6 | 13.5 | 13.7 | 12.3 | 25.8 | 13.8 | 14.7 | 13.8 | 13.6 | 27.2 |
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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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