Table 5.
Antifungal activity of Tagetes minuta and Ocimum basilicum essential oils.
MIC (μg/mL) for: | T. minuta | O. basilicum |
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Aspergillus niger | 135 ± 15 | 80 ± 9 |
Candida albicans | 115 ± 8 | 95 ± 7 |
Data are expressed as means ± standard deviation. MIC, minimum inhibitory concentration. MIC was defined as the lowest concentration of the compounds produced >90% growth reduction compared with the growth in the control well.