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Table 2 Minimum inhibitory (MIC) and bactericidal concentration (MBC) of the essential oil (mg/mL) of Corymbia citriodora leaves Hook and C. macrocarpa branchlets

From: Bioactivity of essential oils extracted from Cupressus macrocarpa branchlets and Corymbia citriodora leaves grown in Egypt

Bacterial strains

Corymbia citriodora

Cupressus macrocarpa

Streptomycin

MIC

MBC

MIC

MBC

MIC

MBC

Agrobacterium tumefaciens

0.16 ± 0.01d

0.37 ± 0.02b

0.23 ± 0.01b

0.55 ± 0.03b

0.23 ± 0.03a

0.43 ± 0.03a

Bacillus cereus

0.08 ± 0.01e

0.20 ± 0.01e

0.12 ± 0.01e

0.27 ± 0.03f

0.08 ± 0.02e

0.15 ± 0.01 g

Dickeya solani

0.18 ± 0.01b

0.29 ± 0.01d

0.21 ± 0.01c

0.38 ± 0.03c

0.09 ± 0.01e

0.19 ± 0.01d

Escherichia coli

0.06 ± 0.01f

0.12 ± 0.01f

0.07 ± 0.01f

0.15 ± 0.01 g

0.12 ± 0.01c

0.30 ± 0.03c

Pectobacterium atrosepticum

0.17 ± 0.01c

0.31 ± 0.01c

0.17 ± 0.02d

0.30 ± 0.03e

0.10 ± 0.01d,e

0.18 ± 0.00f

Pectobacterium carotovorum

0.16 ± 0.01d

0.29 ± 0.03c

0.13 ± 0.01e

0.31 ± 0.03d

0.12 ± 0.01c

0.22 ± 0.01e

Staphylococcus aureus

0.20 ± 0.01a

0.41 ± 0.03a

0.31 ± 0.01a

0.63 ± 0.05a

0.21 ± 0.01b

0.36 ± 0.03b

  1. Means with the same letters within the same column are not significantly different (p < 0.05)