Table 2 Diameter of the inhibition of respiratory bacterial growth by essential oils and by antibiotics* ⁾

14.5 ± 5.7^bc·)

10.7 ± 1.5^ab

7.1 ± 1.5^a

22.8 ± 6.8^d

13.8 ± 2.2^bc

13.0 ± 2.6^bc

15.5 ± 4.0^c

19.2 ± 9.6^b

10.8 ± 1.2^a

6.0 ± 0.0^a

27.4 ± 10.7^c

19.4 ± 5.6^b

17.4 ± 4.1^b

19.0 ± 0.0^b

11.5 ± 3.3^bc

6.8 ± 0.7^a

6.5 ± 0.8^a

14.2 ± 4.8^c

11.1 ± 1.4^b

9.8 ± 2.4^b

11.5 ± 1.7^bc

8.1 ± 2.2^a

6.6 ± 1.1^a

6.0 ± 0.0^a

16.4 ± 5.4^c

12.9 ± 1.8^b

14.4 ± 3.0^bc

9.0 ± 0.0^a

13.6 ± 5.0^b

7.1 ± 1.4^a

6.0 ± 0.0^a

15.6 ± 2.8^bc

13.8 ± 2.8^b

17.0 ± 4.0^c

13.0 ± 0.0^b

13.0 ± 3.8^bc

7.1 ± 1.6^a

6.0 ± 0.0^a

15.5 ± 5.2^c

12.0 ± 3.2^b

12.3 ± 12.3^bc

12.5 ± 1.7^bc

13.0 ± 6.3^b

8.5 ± 2.2^a

6.2 ± 0.6^a

12.2 ± 2.8^b

11.6 ± 1.4^b

11.5 ± 2.8^b

12.5 ± 1.7^b

12.3 ± 8.4^b

8.1 ± 1.8^a

7.0 ± 1.5^a

13.7 ± 3.8^b

12.3 ± 1.6^b

10.7 ± 2.5^ab

12.0 ± 0.0^b

30.5 ± 6.1^c

24.5 ± 7.5^a

22.3 ± 7.5^a

23.8 ± 5.6^a

20.7 ± 6.0^b

32.4 ± 2.9^b

34.7 ± 5.0^b

19.9 ± 4.2^b

29.9 ± 5.1^ab

29.2 ± 4.2^b

26.3 ± 12.0^a

29.0 ± 0.0^c

22.1 ± 2.9^a

34.3 ± 11.1^c

27.9 ± 5.9^ab

35.6 ± 5.5^c

24.5 ± 0.8^a

22.9 ± 5.0^a

29.6 ± 6.2^ab

24.6 ± 6.6^a

24.8 ± 2.8^a

27.3 ± 3.5^ab

25.0 ± 1.5^ab

11.3 ± 1.8^a

33.6 ± 4.2^c

31.7 ± 11.9^abc

30.0 ± 0.0^c

25.3 ± 7.3^a

23.9 ± 4.7^b

34.4 ± 4.3^c

37.5 ± 8.1^c

31.5 ± 0.8^d

29.2 ± 2.6^c

24.4 ± 6.1^a

25.3 ± 4.4^a

26.3 ± 3.4^ab

33.0 ± 3.5^bc

26.0 ± 2.0 ^b