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Table 3 Zones of inhibition (mm) by AFCs, TEO and AVG against pathogenic fungi at 10.0 mg/ml of each tested agent

From: Synergistic antifungal evaluation of over-the-counter antifungal creams with turmeric essential oil or Aloe vera gel against pathogenic fungi

Isolates

Clotrimazole

Fluconazole

Ketoconazole

Terbinafine

TEO

AVG

Candida tropicalis (ATCC 66029)

10.6 ± 0.2 a

8.0 ± 0.0 b

11.0 ± 0.0a

8.0 ± 0.1 b

10.0 ± 0.1 a

8.3 ± 0.0 b

Candida albicans

5.3 ± 0.0 c

7.0 ± 0.6 b

9.0 ± 0.0 a

9.3 ± 0.0 a

5.0 ± 0.0 c

9.7 ± 0.1 a

Penicillium notatum

11.6 ± 0.1 a

11.3 ± 0.6 a

7.0 ± 0.3 b

10.7 ± 0.3 a

10.0 ± 0.3 a

10.0 ± 0.0 a

Aspergillus fumigatus

8.0 ± 0.0 b

6.0 ± 0.0 c

5.0 ± 0.0 c

11.0 ± 0.0 a

9.2 ± 0.0 ab

10.0 ± 0.0 a

Aspergillus niger

11.0 ± 0.2 a

8.0 ± 0.0 c

7.3 ± 0.1 c

10.0 ± 0.0 ab

8.3 ± 0.0 c

12.7 ± 0.2 a

Aspergillus flavus

10.6 ± 0.2 b

9.0 ± 0.5 bc

6.0 ± 0.0 d

14.0 ± 0.0 a

11.0 ± 0.0 b

8.0 ± 0.0 c

Trichophyton rubrum

5.0 ± 0.0 c

5.3 ± 0.0 c

10.3 ± 0.1b

14.3 ± 0.2 a

10.3 ± 0.2 b

11.7 ± 0.3 b

Trichophyton violceum

8.0 ± 0.1 b

6.0 ± 0.0 c

11.3 ± 0.0 a

10.6 ± 0.3 a

10.6 ± 0.3 a

8.7 ± 0.1 b

Trichophyton mentagrophytes

8.3 ± 0.0 b

5.0 ± 0.0 d

8.0 ± 0.0 b

12.7 ± 0.3 a

7.9 ± 0.0 bc

9.0 ± 0.5 b

  1. Value are mean ± SD of replicates (n = 3). Values with the same superscript alphabet along row are not significantly different from each other when P < 0.05