Research Article

Mexican Sage (Salvia officinalis) Extraction Using Factorial Design and Its Effect on Chemical and Antibacterial Properties

Table 6

Diameters and percentages of inhibition obtained with different concentrations of extracts from leaves of S. officinalis on different Gram-negative bacteria.

Concent. Extract (%)Diameter inhibition (mm)Inhibition percentages (%)
255075100255075100

Enterobacter agglomerans11.75 ± 2.211.25 ± 1.316.0 ± 1.424.25 ± 0.842.13 ± 7.940.34 ± 4.557.37 ± 5.186.95 ± 2.0
Citrobacter freundii13.0 ± 3.716.25 ± 2.319.0 ± 1.220.5 ± 1.346.61 ± 1.058.26 ± 1.368.13 ± 4.173.5 ± 4.6
E. coli11.75 ± 2.914.75 ± 1.717.75 ± 0.919.25 ± 3.842.13 ± 1.752.88 ± 6.163.64 ± 3.669.0 ± 1.35
Salmonella sp11.50 ± 1.014.0 ± 0.8215.50 ± 0.9819.0 ± 0.1441.23 ± 3.650.12 ± 2.955.58 ± 3.568.13 ± 5.2

P. aeruginosa did not show inhibition (diameter inhibition (mm) and inhibition percentages) with the analyzed concentrations of EO sage.