Table 2 Inhibition Zones (Mean ± SD, mm) with Statistical Grouping. Values sharing different superscript letters within a column are significantly different (p < 0.05).

From: Comparative evaluation of antimicrobial activities and molecular docking of selected medicinal plants used in arab countries using zamzam water and conventional solvents

Plant/Solvent

S. aureus

B. subtilis

K. pneumoniae

P. vulgaris

C. albicans

O. majorana EtOH 100

23 ± 0.9ᶜ

20 ± 0.8ᶜ

24 ± 1.0ᶜ

22 ± 0.9ᶜ

23 ± 0.9ᵇ

O. majorana MeOH 100

33 ± 1.3ᵃ

16 ± 0.6ᵈ

20 ± 0.8ᵈ

23 ± 0.9ᶜ

25 ± 1.0ᵇ

O. majorana PE 100

26 ± 1.0ᵇ

22 ± 0.9ᵇ

31 ± 1.2ᵇ

30 ± 1.2ᵃ

27 ± 1.1ᵃ

O. majorana Zamzam 100

23 ± 0.9ᶜ

21 ± 0.8ᵇ

27 ± 1.1ᶜ

22 ± 0.9ᶜ

21 ± 0.8ᶜ

C. speciosus EtOH 100

35 ± 1.4ᵃ

28 ± 1.1ᵃ

22 ± 0.9ᵈ

23 ± 0.9ᶜ

24 ± 1.0ᵇ

C. speciosus MeOH 100

35 ± 1.4ᵃ

27 ± 1.1ᵃ

21 ± 0.8ᵈ

20 ± 0.8ᵈ

25 ± 1.0ᵇ

C. speciosus Aq 100

23 ± 0.9ᶜ

20 ± 0.8ᶜ

33 ± 1.3ᵇ

25 ± 1.0ᵇ

19 ± 0.8ᶜ

C. speciosus PE 100

19 ± 0.8ᵈ

22 ± 0.9ᵇ

0ᶠ

0ᶠ

0ᶠ

L. sativum MeOH 100

31 ± 1.2ᵇ

20 ± 0.8ᶜ

22 ± 0.9ᵈ

21 ± 0.8ᶜ

25 ± 1.0ᵇ

L. sativum EtOH 100

24 ± 1.0ᶜ

17 ± 0.7ᵈ

27 ± 1.1ᶜ

22 ± 0.9ᶜ

22 ± 0.9ᶜ

L. sativum Aq 100

0ᶠ

20 ± 0.8ᶜ

0ᶠ

0ᶠ

0ᶠ

L. sativum Zamzam 100

21 ± 0.8ᶜ

22 ± 0.9ᵇ

20 ± 0.8ᵈ

20 ± 0.8ᵈ

22 ± 0.9ᶜ

L. usitatissimum EtOH 100

24 ± 1.0ᶜ

20 ± 0.8ᶜ

37 ± 1.5ᵃ

30 ± 1.2ᵃ

26 ± 1.0ᵃ

L. usitatissimum MeOH 100

24 ± 1.0ᶜ

20 ± 0.8ᶜ

25 ± 1.0ᶜ

12 ± 0.5ᵉ

20 ± 0.8ᶜ

L. usitatissimum PE 100

0ᶠ

0ᶠ

16 ± 0.6ᵉ

13 ± 0.5ᵉ

0ᶠ

L. usitatissimum Zamzam 100

21 ± 0.8ᶜ

20 ± 0.8ᶜ

22 ± 0.9ᵈ

23 ± 0.9ᶜ

25 ± 1.0ᵇ

Cephalosporin

33 ± 1.3ᵃ

30 ± 1.2ᵃ

12 ± 0.5ᵉ

12 ± 0.5ᵉ

13 ± 0.5ᵉ

Gentamicin

31 ± 1.2ᵇ

27 ± 1.1ᵃ

16 ± 0.6ᵉ

15 ± 0.6ᵉ

14 ± 0.6ᵉ

Tetracycline

28 ± 1.1ᵇ

18 ± 0.7ᶜ

13 ± 0.5ᵉ

0ᶠ

12 ± 0.5ᵉ

Clindamycin

26 ± 1.0ᵇ

18 ± 0.7ᶜ

13 ± 0.5ᵉ

0ᶠ

12 ± 0.5ᵉ

  1. IZ = Inhibition Zone (mm) is the diameter of the well (8 mm), EtOH is the ethanol extract, MeOH is the methanol extract, and PE is the petroleum ether extract. Values are presented as mean ± SD (n = 3). Different superscript letters within the same column indicate statistically significant differences at p < 0.05 using one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s post hoc test.