Table 5.
MIC/MBC (µg/ml) values of main compounds in Z. clinopodioides essential oils
| Bacteria | Carvacrol | Thymol | γ-Terpinene | p-Cymene | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIC | MBC | MIC | MBC | MIC | MBC | MIC | MBC | |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 200 ± 0.00 | 200 ± 0.00 | 200 ± 0.00 | 200 ± 0.00 | 800 ± 0.00 | 1000 ± 0.00 | >1000 | >1000 |
| Bacillus subtilis | 200 ± 0.00 | 200 ± 0.00 | 200 ± 0.00 | 200 ± 0.00 | 800 ± 0.00 | 1000 ± 0.00 | >1000 | >1000 |
| Bacillus cereus | 400 ± 0.00 | 400 ± 0.00 | 400 ± 0.00 | 800 ± 0.00 | >1000 | >1000 | >1000 | >1000 |
| Listeria monocytogenes | 200 ± 0.00 | 200 ± 0.00 | 200 ± 0.00 | 200 ± 0.00 | 1000 ± 0.00 | 1000 ± 0.00 | >1000 | >1000 |
| Salmonella typhimurium | 400 ± 0.00 | 800 ± 0.00 | 400 ± 0.00 | 800 ± 0.00 | >1000 | >1000 | >1000 | >1000 |
| Escherichia coli O157:H7 | 400 ± 0.00 | 800 ± 0.00 | 400 ± 0.00 | 800 ± 0.00 | >1000 | >1000 | >1000 | >1000 |