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Table 2 Minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) of C. khasianus essential oil (CKEO) and streptomycin alone and in combinations against E. coli

From: Antimicrobial activities and mechanism of action of Cymbopogon khasianus (Munro ex Hackel) Bor essential oil

Strain

 

MIC (alone)

MIC (μg/mL) combination

Fold reduction

Fractional inhibitory concentration index (FICI)

Result

E. coli

Streptomycin

0.011

0.0007

16

0 .316

Synergy

CKEO

20

5

4

Ciprofloxacin

0.1875

0.0937

2

0.531

Partial Synergy

CKEO

20

0.625

32