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Twenty-five components in both the aerial parts oil and the corolla oil, representing 95.11% and 93.88%, respectively, were identified. The aerial parts and corolla oils were characterized by the predominance of two components: p-cymene (9.43% and 17.51%) and carvacrol (67.51% and 52.33%), respectively. The essential oils were also evaluated for their antimicrobial activity against ten bacteria by the disc diffusion assay. Our findings showed the following order in the sensitivity to the essential oils, as indicated by the corresponding inhibition zones: Proteus vulgaris &gt; Salmonella typhimurium &gt; Enterobacter cloacae &gt; Klebsiella pneumonia &gt; Escherichia coli &gt; Serratia marcescens &gt; Pseudomonas aeruginosa for the aerial parts essential oil, and Salmonella typhimurium &gt; Proteus vulgaris &gt; Enterobacter cloacae &gt; Escherichia coli &gt; Klebsiella pneumoniae &gt; Serratia marcescens &gt; Pseudomonas aeruginosa for the corolla essential oil. 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