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Table 5 Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) of essential oils on bacterial strains

From: Effective antioxidant, antimicrobial and anticancer activities of essential oils of horticultural aromatic crops in northern Egypt

Essential oil

MIC (mg/mL)

B. cereus

D. solani

E. coli

L. monocytogenes

M. flavus

P. aeruginosa

S. aureus

Artemisia judaica

0.35 ± 0.01

0.39 ± 0.01

0.45 ± 0.01

0.31 ± 0.01

0.23 ± 0.03

0.16 ± 0.01

0.27 ± 0.01

Artemisia monosperma

0.43 ± 0.01

0.40 ± 0.01

0.58 ± 0.03

0.52 ± 0.01

0.31 ± 0.01

0.52 ± 0.01

0.38 ± 0.00

Callistemon viminals

0.37 ± 0.01

0.31 ± 0.01

0.49 ± 0.01

0.33 ± 0.01

0.31 ± 0.03

0.39 ± 0.01

0.41 ± 0.01

Citrus aurantifolia

0.23 ± 0.01

0.49 ± 0.01

0.21 ± 0.01

0.31 ± 0.01

0.27 ± 0.03

0.21 ± 0.01

0.25 ± 0.01

Citrus limon

0.53 ± 0.01

0.49 ± 0.01

0.27 ± 0.01

0.43 ± 0.01

0.83 ± 0.07

0.21 ± 0.01

0.43 ± 0.01

Citrus paradisi

0.15 ± 0.01

0.27 ± 0.01

0.21 ± 0.01

0.20 ± 0.01

0.13 ± 0.03

0.15 ± 0.01

0.17 ± 0.01

Cupressus macrocarpa

0.19 ± 0.01

0.29 ± 0.01

0.26 ± 0.01

0.21 ± 0.01

0.13 ± 0.03

0.19 ± 0.01

0.24 ± 0.01

Origanum vulgare

0.11 ± 0.01

0.76 ± 0.01

0.25 ± 0.01

0.40 ± 0.01

0.21 ± 0.03

0.15 ± 0.01

0.28 ± 0.01

Pelargonium graveolens

0.25 ± 0.01

0.27 ± 0.01

0.19 ± 0.01

0.25 ± 0.02

0.15 ± 0.01

0.21 ± 0.01

0.20 ± 0.01

Rosmarinus officinalis

0.40 ± 0.01

0.89 ± 0.01

0.43 ± 0.01

0.52 ± 0.01

0.25 ± 0.03

0.22 ± 0.01

0.69 ± 0.01

Schinus molle

0.29 ± 0.01

0.63 ± 0.01

0.72 ± 0.01

0.71 ± 0.03

0.42 ± 0.03

0.51 ± 0.01

0.37 ± 0.01

Thuja occidentalis

0.33 ± 0.03

0.41 ± 0.03

0.26 ± 0.01

0.31 ± 0.01

0.20 ± 0.01

0.41 ± 0.01

0.25 ± 0.01

Streptomycin

0.07 ± 0.01

0.21 ± 0.01

0.09 ± 0.01

0.18 ± 0.01

0.9 ± 0.01

0.07 ± 0.01

0.21 ± 0.01

Ampicillin

0.10 ± 0.01

0.30 ± 0.01

0.24 ± 0.01

0.18 ± 0.01

0.11 ± 0.01

0.12 ± 0.01

0.11 ± 0.01