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Table 1 Susceptibility tests of cinnamon bark oil, lemongrass oil and clove oil against clinical-isolated MDR-PA strains

From: Efficacy of cinnamon bark oil and cinnamaldehyde on anti-multidrug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and the synergistic effects in combination with other antimicrobial agents

Isolated strain

Cinnamon bark oil

Clove oil

Lemongrass oil

MIC

MBC

MIC

MBC

MIC

MBC

(% v/v)

(% v/v)

(% v/v)

(% v/v)

(% v/v)

(% v/v)

PA01

0.1125

0.225

1.8

>1.8

1.8

>1.8

PA04

0.1125

0.225

1.8

>1.8

1.8

>1.8

PA05

0.1125

0.225

>1.8

>1.8

0.9

0.9

PA07

0.225

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

PA12

0.1125

0.225

>1.8

>1.8

1.8

1.8

PA13

0.225

0.225

1.8

>1.8

1.8

1.8

PA16

0.1125

0.225

1.8

>1.8

0.9

1.8

PA17

0.225

0.225

>1.8

>1.8

1.8

>1.8

PA18

0.1125

0.225

1.8

>1.8

0.9

>1.8

PA19

0.1125

0.225

1.8

>1.8

1.8

>1.8

PA25

0.1125

0.1125

0.9

>1.8

0.45

1.8

PA26

0.1125

0.225

>1.8

>1.8

1.8

>1.8

PA31

0.1125

0.1125

1.8

>1.8

1.8

>1.8

PA34

0.1125

0.225

1.8

>1.8

0.9

>1.8

PA35

0.225

0.225

1.8

>1.8

1.8

>1.8

PA36

0.225

0.225

1.8

>1.8

1.8

>1.8

PA38

0.1125

0.225

1.8

>1.8

0.9

>1.8

PA41

0.0562

0.225

1.8

>1.8

1.8

>1.8

PA43

0.1125

0.225

1.8

>1.8

0.9

1.8

PA45

0.1125

0.1125

1.8

>1.8

1.8

>1.8