Table 3 Inhibition zone diameters (mm) of C. pumilio extracts and EO against reference and clinical strains

A. baumannii ATCC 1797

10.00 ± 0.58^A

25.00 ± 0.58^b;C

16.00 ± 0.00^bc;B

ND

ND

11.33 ± 0.33^a;A

E. coli ATCC 8739

8.67 ± 0.33^A

29.33 ± 0.33^b;D

13.00 ± 0.58^bc;B

10.00 ± 0.00^A

9.33 ± 0.33^A

20.00 ± 0.58^a;C

Ent. Faecalis ATCC 29212

11.33 ± 0.33^B

29.67 ± −0.33^b;D

11.33 ± 0.33^bc;B

8.33 ± 0.33^A

8.33 ± 0.33^A

19.00 ± 0.00^a;C

Enterobacter aerogenes ATCC13048

7.67 ± 0.33^A

17.67 ± 0.33^b;C

9.67 ± 0.33^bc;B

ND

ND

ND

K. pneumonia ATCC 700603

8.00 ± 0.00^A

22.67 ± 0.33^b;C

11.67 ± 0.33^bc;B

8.67 ± 0.33^A

10.67 ± 0.33^B

ND

P. aeruginosa ATCC 9027

16.00 ± 0.00^C

29.67 ± 0.33^b;E

19.67 ± 0.33^bc;D

11.00 ± 0.00^A

14.67 ± 0.33^B

ND

P. mirabilis ATCC 14153

8.67 ± 0.33^C

29.33 ± 0.33^b;E

15.67 ± 0.33^bc;D

11.67 ± 00^A

13.33 ± 0.33^B

12.00 ± 0.00^a;AB

S. enterica ATCC 14028

7.33 ± 0.33^A

30.00 ± 0.00^b;D

24.00 ± 0.00^bc;C

7.67 ± 0.33^A

12.33 ± 0.33^B

ND

S. aureus ATCC 6538

12.76 ± 0.33^B

30.67 ± 0.33^ab;E

28.00 ± 0.00^c;D

14.33 ± 0.33^A

13.33 ± 0.33^A

25.00 ± 0.00^bc;C

C. albicans ATCC 10231

8.33 ± 0.33^A

27.00 ± 0.58^abc;C

ND

12.67 ± 0.33^B

ND

30.00 ± 0.00^c;D

A. baumannii

18.67 ± 0.33^A

10.67 ± 0.33^ac;B

17.67 ± 0.33^ab;A

ND

ND

ND

E. coli

15.00 ± 0.58^B

21.33 ± 0.33^ac;C

19.33 ± 0.33^ab;C

10.00 ± 0.58^A

9.33 ± 0.33^A

14.33 ± 0.03^ab;B

Ent. faecalis

8.67 ± 0.67^B

20.67 ± 0.33^ac;D

14.33 ± 0.33^ab;C

11.67 ± 0.33^A

10.00 ± 0.58^A

24.67 ± 0.33^ab;E

Enterobacter sp.

15.67 ± 0.33^A

16.67 ± 0.33^ac;A

9.33 ± 0.33^ab;C

ND

ND

8.00 ± 0.00^ab;B

K. pneumonia strain1

8.33 ± 0.33^A

23.67 ± 0.33^ac;D

7.33 ± 0.33^ab;A

8.33 ± 0.33^A

11.33 ± 0.33^B

19.00 ± 0.00^ab;C

K. pneumonia strain2

15.00 ± 0.58^B

25.00 ± 0.00^ac;D

18.33 ± 0.33^ab;C

10.67 ± 0.33^A

11.67 ± 0.33^A

15.33 ± 0.33^ab;B

P. aeruginosa

11.00 ± 0.58^A

24.00 ± 0.00^ac;C

14.33 ± 0.33^ab;B

11.67 ± 0.33^A

13.67 ± 0.33^B

11.00 ± 0.00^ab;A

P. mirabilis

15.00 ± 0.58^A

28.00 ± 0.00^ac;D

17.00 ± 0.58^ab;A

12.33 ± 0.33^C

16.00 ± 0.58^A

9.00 ± 0.00^ab;B

S. enterica

14.00 ± 0.00^A

25.00 ± 0.00^ac;E

8.33 ± 0.33^ab;B

15.33 ± 0.33^D

13.67 ± 0.33^A

11.33 ± 0.33^ab;C

Steno. maltophilia

ND

9.00 ± 0.00^ac;A

ND

13.33 ± 0.33^B

ND

19.33 ± 0.33^ab;C

B. cereus strain1

8.67 ± 0.67^A

30.00 ± 0.00^ab;D

17.00 ± 0.58^bc;C

10.67 ± 0.33^B

10.33 ± 0.33^AB

16.33 ± 0.33^ab;C

B. cerues strain2

14.00 ± 0.58^A

28.00 ± 0.00^ab;D

17.33 ± 0.33^bc;B

12.00 ± 0.00^C

13.67 ± 0.33^A

16.33 ± 0.33^ab;B

B. pumilus

13.33 ± 0.33^A

30.33 ± 0.33^ab;D

18.67 ± 0.33^bc;C

12.33 ± 0.33^A

12.67 ± 0.33^A

7.00 ± 0.00^ab;B

S. aureus

9.67 ± 0.88^AB

27.67 ± 0.33^ab;E

21.33 ± 0.33^bc;D

9.00 ± 0.00^A

10.67 ± 0.33^B

13.00 ± 0.00^ab;C

Strep. mutans

ND

16.33 ± 0.33^ab;B

ND

10.33 ± 0.33^A

ND

ND

C. albicans

7.33 ± 0.33^A

12.00 ± 0.00^c;C

ND

10.33 ± 0.33^B

ND

20.00 ± 0.00^abc;D