Table 3.
Determination of the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC, mg/mL−1) of NLC formulations against Campylobacter ssp. strains (n = 3).
| Strains Samples |
131/5 C. coli ** |
131/6 C. coli ** |
131/7 C. coli ** |
30/1 C. jejuni ** |
64/5 C. jejuni ** |
34,763/3 C. jejuni ** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 00.23 ± 0.00 | 00.23 ± 0.00 | 00.23 ± 0.00 | 00.23 ± 0.00 | 24.51 ± 8.49 | 00.23 ± 0.00 |
| F2 | 00.23 ± 0.00 | 00.23 ± 0.00 | 00.23 ± 0.00 | 00.23 ± 0.00 | 01.53 ± 0.53 | 00.23 ± 0.00 |
| F3 | 00.20 ± 0.00 | 00.20 ± 0.00 | 00.20 ± 0.00 | 00.23 ± 0.00 | 39.47 ± 22.79 | 00.20 ± 0.00 |
| F4 | 00.20 ± 0.00 | 00.20 ± 0.00 | 13.16 ± 0.00 | 00.47 ± 3.31 | * | 00.20 ± 0.00 |
| F5 | 00.26 ± 0.11 | 00.19 ± 0.00 | 00.78 ± 0.00 | 00.19 ± 0.00 | 04.16 ± 1.81 | 00.19 ± 0.00 |
| F6 | 03.33 ± 3.97 | 00.32 ± 0.14 | >62.50 ± 0.00 | 52.08 ± 18.04 | * | 10.66 ± 17.8 |
| F7 | 39.21 ± 16.98 | 29.41 ± 0.00 | 39.21 ± 16.98 | * | * | 29.41 ± 0.00 |
| F8 | 13.16 ± 0.00 | 13.16 ± 0.00 | >52.63 ± 0.00 | * | * | 26.32 ± 0.00 |
Note: F1, lemongrass EO and mumururu butter; F2, cinnamon EO and cocoa butter; F3, geranium EO and beeswax; F4, clove EO and cocoa butter; F5, oregano EO and beeswax; F6, mururumu butter; F7, cocoa butter; and F7, beeswax. All the formulations had poloxamer as a surfactant. * No inhibition. ** p < 0.05.