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Table 6 Antifungal impact of yarrow and Saffron extracts and their nanoemulsions against harmful fungal strains

From: Antimicrobial and anti-aflatoxigenic activities of nanoemulsions based on Achillea millefolium and Crocus sativus flower extracts as green promising agents for food preservatives

Strain

Yarrow

Saffron

Nano- Yarrow

Nano-Saffron

Candida albicans

ATCC 18804

4.67 ± 1.06

7.05 ± 1.02

5.02 ± 1.18

7.91 ± 1.02

 A. flavus

ITEM 698

3.89 ± 0.56

5.81 ± 0.59

4.28 ± 1.05

6.54 ± 1.77

 A. parasiticus

ITEM 11

4.37 ± 1.51

6.94 ± 0.88

5.31 ± 1.21

8.12 ± 0.88

P. verrucosum

NRRL 695

5.02 ± 1.21

7.37 ± 0.91

6.27 ± 1.55

7.98 ± 1.36

 F. graminearum

ATCC 56091

5.88 ± 1.65

8.97 ± 0.74

7.05 ± 1.81

10.26 ± 1.24

  1. The data were expressed as means ± SD (where n = 3)