Table 6.

Optimal MIC for inhibiting the bacteria activity

Bacteria	EO	MIC
Escherichia coli	Thymus serpyllum (Aureus)	0.05
Pseudomonas aeruginosa	T. serpyllum (Aureus)	0.13
Bacillus cereus	T. serpyllum (Aureus)	0.31
Proteus vulgaris	T. serpyllum (Aureus)	0.39
Enterococcus faecalis	Satureja subspicata Vis.	0.78
Staphylococcus aureus	S. subspicata Vis.	0.09
Clostridium perfringens	S. subspicata Vis.	0.3
Candida albicans	S. subspicata Vis.	0.09
Salmonella typhimurium	Cupressus arizonica Green (leaves)	0.38
Klebsiella pneumonia	C. arizonica Green (leaves)	0.49
Streptococcus paeumoniae	C. arizonica Green (leaves)	6.12
Listeria plantarum	Cymbopogon citratus	0.62
Yersinia enterocolitica	C. citratus	0.08
Acinetobacter lwoffii	Salvia aramiensis (Turkish flora)	4.5
Candida krusei	Achillea biebersteini Afan	0.15
Bacillus subtilis	Mentha spicata	2.5
Listeria monocytogenes	Satureja montana L.	0.78

Abbreviations: MIC, minimum inhibitory concentration; EO, essential oil.