Research Article
Evaluation of the Antibacterial Activity of Pleurotus spp. Cultivated on Different Agricultural Wastes in Chiro, Ethiopia
Table 4
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 |
| B. subtilis | 20 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 7.3 | 18 | 9.8 | 9.5 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 17 | 40 | 8.8 | 10.5 | 9.3 | 8.4 | 19.8 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 22 | 60 | 11.2 | 11 | 10.5 | 9.6 | 20.9 | 11.2 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 23.8 | 80 | 12.7 | 11.8 | 11.3 | 11.6 | 22.6 | 12.4 | 13.1 | 12.9 | 12.7 | 24.9 | 100 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 12.8 | 14.3 | 24.2 | 13.8 | 15.5 | 14.0 | 14.8 | 26.1 |
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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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