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Table 2 Inhibition zones diameters (mm) of alcoholic plant extracts against C. albicans using disc diffusion assay

From: Assessment of herbal drugs for promising anti-Candida activity

 

Effect on C. albicans streaked on solid LB media (zone of inhibition in mm)

Days of incubation

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Extract Conc. (μg/mL)

25

50

100

25

50

100

25

50

100

A. marina

na

na

na

na

na

na

na

na

na

F. indica

na

na

na

na

na

na

na

na

na

L. inermis*

15 ± 0.5

18 ± 0.7

22 ± 1

15 ± 0.2

17 ± 0.5

21 ± 0.4

13 ± 0.5

16 ± 0.5

19 ± 0.3

P. oleracea*

11 ± 1

14 ± 0.6

17 ± 0.5

10 ± 0.2

12 ± 0.3

15 ± 0.2

10 ± 0.2

11 ± 0.1

13 ± 0.2

S. persica

10 ± 0.2

12 ± 0.25

17 ± 0.5

na

na

na

na

na

na

Z. spina- Christi

na

na

na

na

na

na

na

na

na

A. tenuifolius

9 ± 0.1

11 ± 0.09

16 ± 0.5

na

na

na

na

na

na

  1. na: no activity; diameter of the paper disc: 8 mm; * Significant difference with P value < 0.05 (measured by one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA)). The standard error represents the mean of three replicas