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. 2014 Apr 1;2014:159819. doi: 10.1155/2014/159819

Table 2.

Tests carried out on the whole oil.

Bacterial strains Agar disk diffusion Concentration Reference MIC mg/mL Reference MBC mg/mL Reference
Gram-positive
S. aureus Not active [12]
Active 32 [13]
Active 5.00% [11] Active 0.0156–0.0313 [11]
Active 10 mg/mL [9]
Active 5.0–10.0 [10] Low activity >20.0–10.0 [10]
Active 10 mg/mL [14] Active 0.031 [14] Active 0.031 [14]
E. hirae Active 0.1 mg/mL [12]
E. faecalis Active [9]
Active 10 mg/mL [14] Active 0.026 [14] Active 0.031 [14]
S. pneumoniae Active 10 mg/mL [9]
M. luteus Not active [9]
B. cereus Active 10 mg/mL [14] Active 0.053 [14] Active 0.055 [14]
Low activity 20 [10] Low activity 20 [10]
B. subtilis Active 5.00% [11] Active 0.00781-0.00781 [11]
Active 10 mg/mL [9]
B.  thuringensis Active 5.00% [11] Active 0.0313–0.0156 [11]
B. sp. Active 10 mg/mL [14] Active 0.026 [14] Active 0.053 [14]
L. innocua Not active [15]
Sarcina lutea Active 2.5 [10] Active 2.5 [10]
Gram-negative
E. coli Not active [12]
Active 64 [13]
Active 5.00% [11] Active 0.0313-0.0313 [11]
Active 10 mg/mL [9]
Low activity 20 [10] Low activity 20 [10]
Active 5 mg/mL [14] Active 0.017 [14] Active 0.024 [14]
 UPEC Active 5 mg/mL [14] Active 0.026 [14] Active 0.031 [14]
Shigella sp. Low activity 20 [10] Low activity 20 [10]
S. enteritidis Active 5 [10] Low activity 20 [10]
K. pneumoniae Low activity 20 [10] Low activity 20 [10]
H. influenzae Active 10 mg/mL [9]
P. aeruginosa Not active [13]
Active 10 mg/mL [9]
Active 10 mg/mL [14] Active 0.025 [14] Active 0.053 [14]

Fungal strains Agar disk diffusion Concentration Reference MIC mg/mL Reference MFC mg/mL Reference

C. albicans Active 0.2 mg/mL [12]
Active 2 [13]
Low activity 20 [10] Not active >20 [10]
C. krusei Active 10 mg/mL [9]
S. cerevisiae Active 0.2 mg/mL [12]
Active 2 [13]
A. fumigatus Active 5 [10] Active 5 [10]