Research Article

Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of the Essential Oils of Two Aromatic Plants Cultivated in Morocco (Cinnamomum cassia and Origanum compactum)

Table 4

Diameters (mm) of the zones of inhibition obtained with wild strains of Salmonella enteritidis and Salmonella gallinarum of the avian origin.

StrainsEO
C. cassiaCinnamaldehydeO. compactumCarvacrolMean value
( value)

S. enteritidis16.3 b a14.4 b c17.7 a13.3 c15.4265.73 (<0001)
S. gallinarum27.7 a23.5 b17.7 d21.4 c22.5
Mean22.0 a18.9 b17.7 c b17.3 c19.0
value ( value)23.02 (<0.0001)ā€‰ā€‰