Table 1 |
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Antimicrobial activity of menthol isolated from M. longifolia leaf oil. |
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| Microorganisms |
Zone of inhibition (mm) |
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| Menthol concentrations |
Control |
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| 1:1 |
1:5 |
1:10 |
1:20 |
S |
A |
|
|
|
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| S. aureus |
24.8 |
20.6 |
15.7 |
11.8 |
20.9 |
N.T |
| S. mutans |
25.3 |
21.9 |
17.5 |
12.3 |
19.5 |
N.T |
| S. faecalis |
23.2 |
19.2 |
15.0 |
10.7 |
24.3 |
N.T |
| S. pyogenis |
22.3 |
18.3 |
14.8 |
10.0 |
19.2 |
N.T |
| L. acidophilus |
23.6 |
19.3 |
15.4 |
10.5 |
18.1 |
N.T |
| P. aeruginosa |
00.0 |
00.0 |
00.0 |
00.0 |
11.2 |
N.T |
| C. albicans |
18.5 |
15.4 |
11.0 |
7.1 |
N.T |
10.2 |
|
S: Streptomycin (25 μg/disc), A: Amphotericin B (10 μg/disc), N.T: Not tested | ||||||
Al-Bayati Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2009 8:20 doi:10.1186/1476-0711-8-20 |
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