Table 2.
Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of coriander essential oil against selected bacteria and Candida albicans
| MICa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microorganism | MAHDb essential oil | Classical HDb essential oil | Gentamycin | Nystatin |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 6.25 | 3.125 | 0.62 | – |
| Escherichia coli | 0.781 | 0.781 | 0.009 | – |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 6.25 | 6.25 | 2.49 | – |
| Candida albicans | 0.39 | 0.097 | – | 0.02 |
aMIC was determined by broth micro dilution method and expressed in μL mL−1
b MAHD microwave-assisted hydrodistillation, HD hydrodistillation