Table 4 Antimicrobial activity of the EO against biofilms (72 h) and MBC/MFC:MIC ratio
From: Action of essential oils from Brazilian native and exotic medicinal species on oral biofilms
Microorganisms | |||||||||||||||
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Medicinal species | C. albicans CBS 562 | F. nucleatum ATCC 25586 | P. gingivalis ATCC 33277 | S. sanguis ATCC 10556 | S. mitis ATCC 903 | ||||||||||
MIC | MFC | Ratio | MIC | MBC | Ratio | MIC | MBC | Ratio | MIC | MBC | Ratio | MIC | MBC | Ratio | |
A. gratissima | 0.500 | * | ND | 0.500 | 0.500 | 1:1 | 0.125 | * | ND | 0.500 | 1.000 | 2:1 | 0.250 | 0.500 | 2:1 |
F 4 AG | 0.500 | * | ND | 0.250 | 1.000 | 4:1 | 0.500 | * | ND | 0.500 | 0.500 | 1:1 | 0.250 | * | ND |
C. sativum | 0.250 | 1.000 | 4:1 | 0.250 | * | ND | 0.500 | * | ND | 0.500 | * | ND | 0.500 | * | ND |
M. glomerata | 0.500 | 0.500 | 1:1 | 0.250 | * | ND | 1.000 | * | ND | 0.500 | * | ND | 0.500 | * | ND |
F 4 MG | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1:1 | 0.500 | 1.000 | 2:1 | * | * | ND | 0.500 | 0.500 | 1:1 | 0.500 | * | ND |
C. articulatus | 0.250 | 0.250 | 1:1 | 0.250 | 0.500 | 2:1 | 0.250 | 0.500 | 2:1 | 0.250 | 0.500 | 2:1 | 0.500 | 1.000 | 2:1 |
F 4 CA | 1.000 | * | ND | 0.250 | * | ND | * | * | ND | 0.500 | 0.500 | 1:1 | 0.500 | * | ND |
L. sidoides | 0.500 | 1.000 | 2:1 | 0.500 | 1.000 | 2:1 | 0.500 | * | ND | 0.250 | 0.500 | 2:1 | 0.500 | * | ND |
F 2 LS | 0.500 | * | ND | 0.250 | 1.000 | 4:1 | 0.250 | * | ND | 0.250 | 0.500 | 2:1 | 0.500 | * | ND |
Nystatin | 1.000 | * | ND | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Chlorhexidine | - | - | - | 0.015 | 0.125 | 8:1 | 0.015 | 0.125 | 8:1 | 0.015 | 0.015 | 1:1 | 0.015 | 0.062 | 4:1 |