Research Article
Evaluation of the Antibacterial Activity of Pleurotus spp. Cultivated on Different Agricultural Wastes in Chiro, Ethiopia
Table 9
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 |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 20 | 9.4 | 9.1 | 8.8 | 9.3 | 15.8 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 15 | 40 | 10.3 | 9.8 | 9.4 | 9.9 | 17 .5 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 11.4 | 10.3 | 17 | 60 | 12.8 | 11.4 | 11.6 | 12.5 | 19.9 | 12.8 | 12.2 | 13.2 | 12.7 | 19.3 | 80 | 13.9 | 12.6 | 13.1 | 12.7 | 22 | 13.6 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 13.2 | 21 | 100 | 14.8 | 15.2 | 14.4 | 15.6 | 24.3 | 14.8 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 14.1 | 23.4 |
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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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