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Table 2 Antibacterial activity of four essential oils against the tested bacteria using disk diffusion assay (Mean inhibition zone diameter including disk diameter)

From: Antimicrobial potential of the Ethiopian Thymus schimperi essential oil in comparison with others against certain fungal and bacterial species

Inhibition zone diameter including in mm (Mean ± SD)

Tested

     

Bacteria

Thymus

Cinnamon

Lemon

Eucalyptus

Chloramphenicol

 

EO

EO

EO

EO

 

Escherichia

90.00 ± 0.00

42.66 ± 1.527

26.66 ± 1.527

16.00 ± 2.645

43.33 ± 0.577

coli

     

Bacillus spp.

63.00 ± 7.2

43.33 ± 1.527

25.66 ± 0.577

7.66 ± 5.89

34.00 ± 1.000

Shigella spp.

90.00 ± 0.00

36.66 ± 1.527

27.00 ± 1.000

0.00 ± 0.000

44.33 ± 0.577

Streptococci

90.00 ± 0.00

41.33 ± 2.081

20.33 ± 0.577

14.33 ± 0.577

42.66 ± 1.527

  1. EO: Essential oil