Table 7.
Antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of A. ciniformis Krasch. & Popov ex Poljakov
| Microorganisms |
Escherichia coli
ATCC25922 |
Staphylococcus aureus
ATCC25923 |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
ATCC8830 |
Candida albicans
ATCC 5027 |
Acinetobacter baumannii ATCC 17978 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IZ* (mm) |
Oil (mg/mL) | 10 | 34.83±1.65 | 34.50±1.32 | 30.17±0.76 | 28.50±1.00 | 51.83±1.76 |
| 5 | 20.33±2.02 | 21.00±1.00 | 21.50±1.50 | 17.00±0.50 | 41.50±0.87 | ||
| 2.5 | 12.67±1.15 | 11.50±1.32 | 13.33±0.58 | 10.33±1.76 | 29.67±1.53 | ||
|
MIC
*
-MBC
*
(mg/mL) |
1-2.5 | 2.5-5 | 1-2.5 | 1-2.5 | 0.02-0.04 | ||
|
D value
*
(min) |
6.43 | 17.14 | 8.57 | 8.57 | 3.57 | ||
IZ*: Inhibition Zone (mm); MIC*: Minimum Inhibitory Concenteration (mg/mL); MBC*: Minimum Bactericidal Concentration (mg/mL); D-value*: Decimal Reduction Time (minutes