Table 1.
Susceptibility tests of cinnamon bark oil, lemongrass oil and clove oil against clinical-isolated MDR-PA strains
| Isolated strain | Cinnamon bark oil | Clove oil | Lemongrass oil | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIC | MBC | MIC | MBC | MIC | MBC | |
| (% v/v) | (% v/v) | (% v/v) | (% v/v) | (% v/v) | (% v/v) | |
| PA01 | 0.1125 | 0.225 | 1.8 | >1.8 | 1.8 | >1.8 |
| PA04 | 0.1125 | 0.225 | 1.8 | >1.8 | 1.8 | >1.8 |
| PA05 | 0.1125 | 0.225 | >1.8 | >1.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| PA07 | 0.225 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| PA12 | 0.1125 | 0.225 | >1.8 | >1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| PA13 | 0.225 | 0.225 | 1.8 | >1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| PA16 | 0.1125 | 0.225 | 1.8 | >1.8 | 0.9 | 1.8 |
| PA17 | 0.225 | 0.225 | >1.8 | >1.8 | 1.8 | >1.8 |
| PA18 | 0.1125 | 0.225 | 1.8 | >1.8 | 0.9 | >1.8 |
| PA19 | 0.1125 | 0.225 | 1.8 | >1.8 | 1.8 | >1.8 |
| PA25 | 0.1125 | 0.1125 | 0.9 | >1.8 | 0.45 | 1.8 |
| PA26 | 0.1125 | 0.225 | >1.8 | >1.8 | 1.8 | >1.8 |
| PA31 | 0.1125 | 0.1125 | 1.8 | >1.8 | 1.8 | >1.8 |
| PA34 | 0.1125 | 0.225 | 1.8 | >1.8 | 0.9 | >1.8 |
| PA35 | 0.225 | 0.225 | 1.8 | >1.8 | 1.8 | >1.8 |
| PA36 | 0.225 | 0.225 | 1.8 | >1.8 | 1.8 | >1.8 |
| PA38 | 0.1125 | 0.225 | 1.8 | >1.8 | 0.9 | >1.8 |
| PA41 | 0.0562 | 0.225 | 1.8 | >1.8 | 1.8 | >1.8 |
| PA43 | 0.1125 | 0.225 | 1.8 | >1.8 | 0.9 | 1.8 |
| PA45 | 0.1125 | 0.1125 | 1.8 | >1.8 | 1.8 | >1.8 |