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Table 3.

Antifungal activity (MIC and MFC) of the essential oils of Zataria multiflora’s ecotypes

	ECTP A (μL/mL)	ECTP B (μL/mL)	ECTP C (μL/mL)	Fluconazole (μg/mL)	Itraconazole (μg/mL)
Isolates (number)	MIC50 GM^a (Range)	MIC50 GM^a (Range)	MIC50 GM^a (Range)	R^b ≥ 64	R^b ≥ 1
	MIC90 GM^a (Range)	MIC90 GM^a (Range)	MIC90 GM^a (Range)	S–DD^c : 16–32	S–DD^c : 0.25–0.5
	MFC GM^a (Range)	MFC GM^a (Range)	MFC GM^a (Range)	S^d ≤ 8	S^d ≤ 0.12
C. albicans (n=26)	0.012 (0.0075–0.03)	0.021 (0.0075–0.06)	0.106 (0.03–0.5)	7	11
	0.023 (0.0075–0.12)	0.049 (0.015–0.25)	0.29 (0.06)–1)	1	2
	0.052 (0.015–0.25)	0.118 (0.03–0.5)	0.765 (0.25–4)	18	13
C. tropicalis (n=3)	0.023 (0.015–0.06)	0.037 (0.03–0.06)	0.155 (0.06–0.25)	2	2
	0.047 (0.03–0.12)	0.075 (0.06–0.12)	0.391 (0.12–1)	1	1
	0.076 (0.03–0.25)	0.153 (0.06–1)	1 (0.5–2)	0	0
C. dubliniensis (n=4)	0.01 (0.0075–0.03)	0.012 (0.0075–0.015)	0.25 (0.015–0.25)	1	1
	0.015 (0.0075–0.03)	0.03 (0.03)	0.2 (0.03–0.5)	0	1
	0.035 (0.03–0.06)	0.06 (0.03–0.12)	0.84 (0.25–2)	3	2
C. glabrata (n=5)	0.0075 (0.0075)	0.007 (0.003–0.015)	0.034 (0.015–0.6)	0	0
	0.0098 (0.0075–0.015)	0.015 (0.0075–0.03)	0.068 (0.03–0.12)	0	4
	0.035 (0.03–0.06)	0.12 (0.06–0.25)	0.287 (0.25–0.5)	5	1
C. parapsolosis (n=5)	0.0098 (0.0075–0.03)	0.011 (0.0035–0.015)	0.045 (0.03–0.12)	0	0
	0.015 (0.0075–0.03)	0.017 (0.0035–0.3)	0.091 (0.06–0.25)	0	0
	0.022 (0.00750.06)	0.08 (0.03–0.12)	0.57 (0.5–1)	5	5
C. krusei (n=1)	0.015	0.03	0.12	0	0
	0.06	0.06	0.5	1	0
	0.06	0.06	1	0	1
Trichosporon (n=1)	0.015	0.015	0.5	1	1
	0.03	0.03	1	0	0
	0.03	0.03	1	0	0

MIC: Minimum inhibitory concentration, MFC: Minimum fungicidal concentration

Geometric mean

Resistant

Susceptible–dose dependent

Susceptible