Essential Oil Constituents of Tanacetum cilicicum: Antimicrobial and Phytotoxic Activities

Table 4

Antimicrobial activities of the EO from T. cilicicum using disc diffusion assay.

Microorganisms	Source	EO; (15 µL)	SXT5	VA30	TEC30	NS 100 IU
Inhibition zones (mm)
B. subtilis	ATCC 6633					—
B. cereus	EU (food isolate)					—
E. faecalis	ATCC 29212					—
E. casseliflavus	ATCC 700327					—
S. aureus	ATCC 29213					—
S. aureus	ATCC BAA977					—
K. pneumoniae	ATCC 700603					—
E. hormaechei	ATCC 700323					—
P. aeruginosa	ATCC 27853					—
E. coli	ATCC 25922					—
C. parapsilosis	ATCC 22019		—	—	—
C. albicans	ATCC 14053		—	—	—

EO: essential oil; SXT5: Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole; VA30: Vancomycin; TEC30: Teicoplanin; NS 100 IU: Nystatin. The small case letters as the superscript in the columns and capital letters as the superscript in the columns showed the statistical differences in each column and row, respectively (). — indicates not tested.