Table 3.

Zeta potential values (mV) of E. coli and S. aureus after 1 h of exposure to MIC of selected EOs components.

EOs	Zeta potential (mV)
	E. coli	S. aureus
Control	−22.78 ± 2.85a	−27.10 ± 2.42a
Carveol	−13.58 ± 1.02c	−18.86 ± 2.02b
Carvone	−18.46 ± 1.37b	NE
Citronellol	−8.13 ± 1.21d	−16.03 ± 0.66b
Citronellal	−11.71 ± 0.73c	−15.16 ± 1.00b

^a–dDifferent superscripts within the same column indicate statistical significant differences (P < 0.05). NE: not evaluated. Mean values ± standard deviation for at least three replicates are illustrated.