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Table 5 Antimicrobial activity (MIC, µg mL1) on different microorganisms of EOs extracted from Basil leaves upon HS treatments

From: Humic substances from green compost increase bioactivity and antibacterial properties of essential oils in Basil leaves

 

MIC

Microrganisms

CTRL

HS-10

HS-50

HS-100

 

Replicates

Replicates

Replicates

Replicates

Klebisella pneumonie ATCC700503

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

1

2

1

Escherichia coli ATCC35218

9

7

9

9

9

9

8

8

6

6

6

6

Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC27355

9

9

8

8

8

9

7

5

7

4

4

4

Staphylococcus aureus ATCC6538P

18

18

17

18

17

18

12

12

12

10

10

10

Enterococcus faecalis ATCC29212

10

10

9

10

10

10

9

10

9

8

7

7

  1. CTRL: control; HS-10: 10 mg L−1; HS-50: 50 mg L−1; HS-100: 100 mg L−1
  2. MIC: Minimum Inhibitory Concentration; antimicrobial assays were carried out by broth dilution method in Nutrient Broth. Replicates were from three independent experiments