Table 2 Antibacterial activity (mm) and MIC in (µg/mL) of EO-MC against the bacterial strains tested.

From: Phytochemical profiling in vitro and in silico evaluation of antioxidant, antimicrobial, and insecticidal properties of Moroccan matricaria chamomilla essential oil

 

Essential oil

Streptomycin

E. coli ATCC29213

Diameter of inhibition (mm)

21.5 ± 0.5 a

20.9 ± 0.36 a

MIC (µg/mL)

20.0 ± 0.00 a

1.56 ± 0.00 b

S. aureus ATCC6633

Diameter of inhibition (mm)

11.67 ± 0.58 a

22.5 ± 0.2 b

MIC (µg/mL)

2.5 ± 0.0 a

1.56 ± 0.0 a

K. pneumoniae CIP A22

Diameter of inhibition (mm)

12.5 ± 1.5 a

17.6 ± 0.36 b

MIC (µg/mL)

5.00 ± 0.0 a

3.125 ± 0.0 b

P. mirabilis ATCC 29,906

Diameter of inhibition (mm)

15.5 ± 1.03 a

16.73 ± 0.25 a

MIC (µg/mL)

6.25 ± 0.0 a

3.125 ± 0.0 b

  1. Mean values (± SD, n = 3) labeled with distinct letters within the same row denote a significant contrast (ANOVA II, Tukey tests at p < 0.05).
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