Skip to main content

Table 1 MICs of essential oils against bacteria by micro broth dilution assay

From: Antimicrobial activity of the bioactive components of essential oils from Pakistani spices against Salmonella and other multi-drug resistant bacteria

Bacterial strainsb

 

Essential oilsa

 

C. cyminum

C. verum

A. subulatum

S. aromaticum

S. typhi D1

3.4 ± 0.87*

3.8 ± 0.96*

6.6 ± 2.4*

5.4 ± 1.08*

S. typhi G7

6.1 ± 2.3

2.9 ± 0.11

3.7 ± 0.94

3.26 ± 0.05

S. paratyphi A

14 ± 1.7*

3.8 ± 0.96

4.1 ± 0.94

4.3 ± 1.08

E. coli SS1

3.4 ± 0.87*

3.8 ± 0.96*

2.83 ± 0.11*

5.4 ± 1.08*

S. aureus

29.7 ± 1.7*

4.8 ± 0.96

9.4 ± 1.86

5.4 ± 1.08

B. licheniformis

4.3 ± 0.87

3.8 ± 0.96

4.7 ± 0.94

7.6 ± 2.8*

P. fluorescens

12.2 ± 1.7*

2.9 ± 0.12

7.5 ± 1.8

8.6 ± 2.1

  1. aMIC are presented as mean of triplicate values ± SE in mg/ml; ball tested bacteria showed resistant against amoxicillin (30 μg/ml) in MIC assay except B. licheniformis; *significant values at p < 0.05.