Research Article

GC-MS Analysis and Study of the Antimicrobial Activity of Citrus paradisi, Citrus aurantifolia, and Citrus sinensis Peel Essential Oils as Hand Sanitizer

Table 8

Comparison between antimicrobial activities of different types of citrus essential oils against C. albicans using ANOVA followed by post hoc Tukey HSD.

MicroorganismEssential oilOther essential oilsMean dia. of inhibition zone (mm) value

ANOVA F = 12.062,

C. albicansLimeGrapefruitML = 17
MG = 14
LimeOrangeML = 17
MO = 14
GrapefruitOrangeMG = 14
MO = 14

The p value indicates significant difference between the essential oils as .