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Table 4 The MIC values of thyme EOs (mg/mL), and antibiotics (µg/mL) on respiratory bacteria

From: Flowering phenophases influence the antibacterial and anti-biofilm effects of Thymus vulgaris L. essential oil

 

EOs

H. influenzae

H. parainfluenzae

P. aeruginosa

 

at the beginning of flowering

0.156

0.156

1.500

MIC value

in full bloom

0.187

0.187

1.750

 

at the end of flowering

0.187

0.187

1.750

 

gentamicin

-

-

6.3

 

ceftriaxone

1.5

1.5

-