The Scientific World Journal

Research Article

Chemical Composition and In Vitro Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Marrubium vulgare L.

Table 3

Inhibition zone of MVE and MVA extracts of M. vulgare leaves against pathogenic microbial strains.
Microbial strainsInhibition zone diameter (mm)
MVEMVATetracyclineImazalil
Gram-positive
 Bacillus subtilis10.33 ± 0.3310 ± 0.530 ± 1.5NT
Gram-negative
 Escherichia coli11.66 ± 0.66NA8.33 ± 0.66NT
 Salmonella enterica8 ± 0.5NA19 ± 0.5NT
Fungus
 Candida albicans8 ± 0.56 ± 0.5NT14 ± 1
 Aspergillus niger7.33 ± 0.33NANT14.33 ± 0.66
Results are expressed by means ± standard deviation; for each value, the test was performed in triplicate (n = 3). NT, not tested; NA, not active.