Research Article

Antibacterial, Antioxidant, and in silico NADPH Oxidase Inhibition Studies of Essential Oils of Lavandula dentata against Foodborne Pathogens

Table 3

Inhibition zone diameter (mm) of linalool and EO extracted from L. dentata against bacterial strains (means ± SEM).

Inhibition diameter (mm)
Gram-negative bacteriaGram-positive bacteria
E. coli (CIP 53126)P. aeruginosa (CIP 82118)S. enterica (CIP 8039)B. subtilis (CIP 5262)S. aureus (CIP 483)

Lavender EO17.08 ± 0.79b9.06 ± 0.63c15.16 ± 0.72c15.08 ± 0.65c15.08 ± 1.22c
Linalool20.08 ± 0.65b15.08 ± 0.50b23.08 ± 1.22b29.00 ± 1.15b25.00 ± 1.73b
StreptomycinNI9.00 ± 0.57c10.08 ± 1.22cNI
VancomycinNI12.91 ± 0.50bc14.08 ± 0.65c
Chloramphenicol35.08 ± 1.80a34.00 ± 1.44a36.91 ± 1.80a35.00 ± 2.30a36.83 ± 1.87a

NI : no inhibition. In every column, values with different letters are significantly different .