Research Article
Evaluation of the Antibacterial Activity of Pleurotus spp. Cultivated on Different Agricultural Wastes in Chiro, Ethiopia
Table 7
Antibacterial activity of the ethanolic 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 | Control on NA | CS | SGR | PS | WG | Control on NA |
| B. subtilis | 20 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 17.2 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 16 | 40 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 7.2 | 18.7 | 9.2 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 23 | 60 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 8.7 | 20.3 | 10.2 | 11.6 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 24.4 | 80 | 12.4 | 12.8 | 12.4 | 11.7 | 22.7 | 12.3 | 13.4 | 12.2 | 12.9 | 25.9 | 100 | 12.8 | 13.2 | 13.4 | 15.3 | 23.9 | 13.7 | 14.9 | 14.8 | 13.0 | 26.8 |
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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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