Table 5.
MIC, MBC, MFC, MBC/MIC, and MFC/MIC values of DVEO.
| Bacteria | DVEO | Amoxicillin | ||||
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| MIC | MBC | MBC/MIC | MIC | MBC | MBC/MIC | |
| Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 29213 | 0.25 | 1 | 4 | 0.25 | 1 | 4 |
| Bacillus subtilis ATCC 6633 | 0.125 | 0.5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Escherichia coli ATCC 25922 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Salmonella enterica (clinical isolate) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
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| Fungi | DVEO | Fluconazole | ||||
| MIC | MFC | MFC/MIC | MIC | MFC | MFC/MIC | |
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| Candida tropicalis (clinical isolate) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Note: Fluconazole: used as a standard drug.
Abbreviations: DVEO, Dittrichia viscosa essential oil; MFC, minimum fungicidal concentration in % (v/v); MIC, minimum inhibitory concentration in % (v/v).