Table 6 Minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) of essential oils on bacterial strains
Essential oil | MBC (mg/mL) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. cereus | D. solani | E. coli | L. monocytogenes | M. flavus | P. aeruginosa | S. aureus | |
Artemisia judaica | 0.63 ± 0.03 | 1.13 ± 0.01 | 0.93 ± 0.05 | 0.72 ± 0.01 | 0.53 ± 0.03 | 0.31 ± 0.03 | 0.53 ± 0.03 |
Artemisia monosperma | 0.89 ± 0.03 | 0.84 ± 0.05 | 1.31 ± 0.09 | 1.23 ± 0.09 | 0.71 ± 0.03 | 1.96 ± 0.01 | 0.65 ± 0.03 |
Callistemon viminals | 0.67 ± 0.01 | 0.75 ± 0.01 | 0.91 ± 0.07 | 0.73 ± 0.05 | 0.76 ± 0.01 | 1.13 ± 0.09 | 0.96 ± 0.03 |
Citrus aurantifolia | 0.49 ± 0.03 | 0.81 ± 0.03 | 0.47 ± 0.03 | 0.63 ± 0.07 | 0.94 ± 0.01 | 0.61 ± 0.01 | 0.53 ± 0.00 |
Citrus limon | 1.31 ± 0.01 | 0.81 ± 0.01 | 0.49 ± 0.03 | 0.93 ± 0.07 | > 2 | 0.40 ± 0.03 | 0.93 ± 0.05 |
Citrus paradisi | 0.37 ± 0.01 | 0.61 ± 0.01 | 0.43 ± 0.03 | 0.83 ± 0.03 | 0.25 ± 0.01 | 0.31 ± 0.01 | 0.63 ± 0.03 |
Cupressus macrocarpa | 0.38 ± 0.01 | 0.63 ± 0.01 | 0.51 ± 0.03 | 0.57 ± 0.03 | 0.27 ± 0.01 | 0.53 ± 0.03 | 0.47 ± 0.03 |
Origanum vulgare | 0.21 ± 0.01 | 1.59 ± 0.01 | 0.58 ± 0.03 | 0.83 ± 0.03 | 0.42 ± 0.01 | 0.34 ± 0.03 | 0.67 ± 0.03 |
Pelargonium graveolens | 0.59 ± 0.03 | 0.67 ± 0.03 | 0.83 ± 0.03 | 0.46 ± 0.03 | 0.33 ± 0.01 | 0.43 ± 0.03 | 0.51 ± 0.03 |
Rosmarinus officinalis | 0.91 ± 0.01 | 1.81 ± 0.01 | 0.82 ± 0.03 | 1.15 ± 0.07 | 0.71 ± 0.01 | 0.93 ± 0.01 | 1.73 ± 0.03 |
Schinus molle | 0.83 ± 0.01 | 1.57 ± 0.01 | 1.78 ± 0.03 | > 2 | 0.98 ± 0.01 | 1.13 ± 0.01 | 0.89 ± 0.03 |
Thuja occidentalis | 0.79 ± 0.05 | 0.83 ± 0.01 | 0.71 ± 0.03 | 0.97 ± 0.05 | 0.53 ± 0.01 | 0.94 ± 0.01 | 0.53 ± 0.03 |
Streptomycin | 0.14 ± 0.01 | 0.40 ± 0.02 | 0.40 ± 0.01 | 0.35 ± 0.01 | 0.19 ± 0.01 | 0.15 ± 0.01 | 0.41 ± 0.03 |
Ampicillin | 0.18 ± 0.01 | 0.55 ± 0.01 | 0.41 ± 0.03 | 0.30 ± 0.01 | 0.18 ± 0.01 | 0.25 ± 0.01 | 0.19 ± 0.03 |