TABLE 2.
ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF ESSENTIAL OIL AND ITS MAIN COMPONENTS BY MICROBROTH DILUTION
| Strains | S. aureus | B. cereus | E. coli | P. aeruginosa | C. albicans | A. niger | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIC | MBC | MIC | MBC | MIC | MBC | MIC | MBC | MIC | MFC | MIC | MFC | |
| 1,8-cineole | >8 | >8 | >8 | >8 | >8 | >8 | >8 | >8 | >8 | >8 | >8 | >8 |
| α- Pinene | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | >8 | >8 | >8 | >8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Camphor | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Essential oil | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | >8 | >8 | >8 | >8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | >8 |
MIC is minimal inhibitory concentration (μl/ml), MBC is the minimal bactericidal concentration (μl/ml) and MFC is the minimal fungicidal concentration (μl/ml)