Research Article
Evaluation of the Antibacterial Activity of Pleurotus spp. Cultivated on Different Agricultural Wastes in Chiro, Ethiopia
Table 5
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 |
| Streptococcus faecalis | 20 | 9.1 | 8.6 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 16.4 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 8.1 | 15 | 40 | 9.6 | 11.3 | 8.7 | 7.9 | 18.8 | 9.2 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 9.2 | 18.6 | 60 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 9.6 | 8.4 | 21.4 | 10.5 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 9.9 | 20.2 | 80 | 12.3 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 10.3 | 22.5 | 11.8 | 12.5 | 11.4 | 11.6 | 21.9 | 100 | 14.8 | 12.9 | 13.9 | 13.5 | 23.6 | 14.6 | 14.8 | 13.7 | 14.3 | 22.4 |
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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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