times greater than the antibiotic chloramphenicol (CH) against the
pathogen S. aureus. The diameter of the inhibition zone against the
yeast was more than twice greater than that from the antibiotic
nystatin. The essential oil of E. dives was also effective against S.
aureus, having an inhibition zone of 52.3 mm in diameter. Its activity
against the yeast was slightly higher than the antibiotic nystatin,
but the activity against the other bacteria was lower than the
antibiotics tested. The essential oil of E. olida had a lower inhibitory
activity against all the microorganisms tested, compared with the
antibiotics