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Table 3 Zones of inhibition of the tested essential oils extracted from Syzygium samarangense and Syzygium malaccense leaves by hydrodistillation (HD) and supercritical fluid (SF) methods

From: Phytochemical profile and antimicrobial activity of essential oils from two Syzygium species against selected oral pathogens

Sample

S. samarangense HD

S. malaccense HD

S. samarangense SF

S. malaccense SF

AK

AX

NOR

OFX

SAM

NS

µL/mL

µg/mL

µg/mL

Conc.

30

20

10

50

30

20

10

13.7a

30

20

10

11.7a

30

20

10

30

25

10

5

20

50

S. aureus

18

14

7

17

8

-

-

8

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

22

21

25

27

24

NT

E. faecalis

15

10

7

16

16

-

-

8

-

-

-

11

9

7

 

22

21

25

27

24

NT

E. coli

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

9

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

22

-

30

29

19

NT

C.albicans

16

-

-

-

-

-

-

10

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

NT

NT

NT

NT

NT

-

  1. - Not detected, NT not tested, aconc. in mg/mL, ZOI measured in mm, (AK); Amikacin, (AX); Amoxicillin, (NOR); Norfloxacin, (OFX); Ofloxacin, (SAM); sulbactam/Ampicillin, and (NSl); Nystatin. Results were expressed as Mean (n = 3) with SD ± 1