Research Article
Chemical Composition and In Vitro Antibacterial Activity of Mentha spicata Essential Oil against Common Food-Borne Pathogenic Bacteria
Table 3
Antibacterial effect of M. spicata essential oil by agar disk diffusion assay.
| | Bacteria | Inhibition zone (mm) | | Essential oil | Tetracycline |
| | S. aureus (ATCC 6538) | 10 | 26 | | S. aureus (ATCC 25923) | 8 | 24 | | B. subtilis (ATCC 6633) | 18 | 7 | | B. cereus (ATCC 11774) | 14 | 34 | | L. monocytogenes (ATCC 19118) | 22 | 23 | | S. typhimurium (ATCC 14028) | 10 | 30 | | E. coli O157:H7 (ATCC 10536) | 12 | 26 | | E. coli (ATCC 25922) | 10 | 25 |
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