Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society
Table 7 Antibacterial activity of essential oil, methanol, dichloromethane, and water extracts from Schinus molle L. wood branch against some pathogenic bacteria
Bacteria | Essential oil | Methanol extract | Dichloromethane extract | Water extract | Negative controla | Positive controlb | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IZ (mm) | MIC (µg/mL) | IZ (mm) | MIC (µg/mL) | IZ (mm) | MIC (µg/mL) | IZ (mm) | MIC (µg/mL) | IZ (mm) | MIC (µg/mL) | ||
B. subtilis | 13 ± 0.12 | 250 | 15 ± 1.12 | 125 | 12 ± 0.12 | 125 | 18 ± 1.12 | 4 | NA | 25 ± 1.33 | 8 |
B. cereus | 12 ± 0.00 | 32 | 13 ± 0.14 | 32 | 10 ± 1.33 | 500 | 20 ± 3.14 | 32 | NA | 20 ± 0.66 | 8 |
S. aureus | 15 ± 0.33 | 64 | 15 ± 1.33 | 32 | 8 ± 0.33 | 1000 | 13 ± 0.66 | 8 | NA | 21 ± 0.00 | 16 |
E. coli | 14 ± 0.00 | 125 | 10 ± 0.66 | 250 | 8 ± 0.00 | 1000 | 15 ± 0.33 | 8 | NA | 22 ± 0.00 | 16 |
S. lutea | 12 ± 0.15 | 125 | 12 ± 0.16 | 1000 | 7 ± 0.00 | 1000 | 15 ± 2.12 | 4 | NA | 17 ± 1.12 | 8 |
P. aeruginosa | 12 ± 0.00 | 250 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 16 ± 1.13 | 32 | NA | 26 ± 3.12 | 8 |
M. luteus | 9 ± 0.00 | 500 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 14 ± 0.33 | 125 | NA | 20 ± 0.00 | 32 |