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Table 2.

Hydrophobicity (ΔG ^TOT) and apolar (γ ^LW) and polar (γ ^AB) components of the surface tension of E. coli and S. aureus after 1 h of exposure to MIC of selected EOs components.

Bacteria	EOs	Surface tension parameters
Bacteria	EOs	γ ^LW	γ ^AB	γ ⁺	γ ⁻	ΔG ^TOT (mJ/m²)
E. coli	Control	33.58 ± 1.99^b	20.74 ± 1.98^bc	2.17 ± 0.42^bc	49.52 ± 0.03^a	25.86 ± 0.31^a
	Carveol	34.40 ± 0.74^b	16.71 ± 1.94^a	1.28 ± 0.29^a	54.60 ± 0.62^b	33.80 ± 0.76^b
	Carvone	34.45 ± 0.38^b	17.33 ± 0.30^ab	1.37 ± 0.03^ab	54.64 ± 0.51^b	33.44 ± 0.24^b
	Citronellol	35.88 ± 0.90^b	15.74 ± 1.17^a	1.13 ± 0.17^a	54.66 ± 0.17^b	33.86 ± 0.48^b
	Citronellal	27.8 ± 0.95^a	25.93 ± 1.59^c	3.41 ± 0.43^c	49.34 ± 0.42^a	24.48 ± 0.97^a

S. aureus	Control	35.44 ± 1.15^a	17.09 ± 0.28^a	1.48 ± 0.05^a	49.57 ± 0.91^a	27.68 ± 1.35^a
	Carveol	34.14 ± 0.60^a	15.74 ± 2.00^a	1.10 ± 0.32^a	56.82 ± 2.49^b	37.11 ± 3.96^b
	Citronellol	35.05 ± 0.38^a	14.87 ± 0.34^a	1.10 ± 0.03^a	50.03 ± 0.56^a	29.23 ± 0.64^b
	Citronellal	34.15 ± 0.01^a	16.74 ± 0.35^a	1.47 ± 0.11^a	47.55 ± 1.53^a	25.56 ± 2.04^a

^a–cDifferent superscripts within the same column indicate statistical significant differences (P < 0.05). Mean values ± standard deviation for at least three replicates are illustrated.