Research Article
Evaluation of the Antibacterial Activity of Pleurotus spp. Cultivated on Different Agricultural Wastes in Chiro, Ethiopia
Table 8
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 | Streptomycin | CS | SGR | PS | WG | Streptomycin |
| Streptococcus faecalis | 20 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 8.7 | 6.6 | 14.3 | 9.5 | 8.2 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 13 | 40 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 16.2 | 10 .0 | 9.1 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 15.9 | 60 | 10.1 | 11.2 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 16.9 | 11.4 | 10.1 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 16.1 | 80 | 12.6 | 11.8 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 17.7 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 10.8 | 10.1 | 16.8 | 100 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 10.9 | 12.3 | 19.9 | 12.3 | 12.1 | 11.9 | 13.2 | 19.2 |
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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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