Table 3.

Minimum Inhibitory concentration (MIC), minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC), and minimum fungicidal concentration (MFC) of the essential oil of M. paniculata and β-caryophyllene.

	Essential oil (mg/mL)			β-caryophyllene (mg/mL)
Microorganism	MIC	MBC	MBC/MIC	MIC	MBC	MBC/MIC
S. aureus	1.0	2.0	2.0	1.0	4.0	4.0
S. typhimurium	0.5	1.0	2.0	0.5	2.0	4.0
E. coli	0.5	2.0	4.0	1.0	2.0	2.0
E. faecallis	0.5	1.0	2.0	1.0	4.0	4.0
	MIC	MFC	MFC/MIC	MIC	MFC	MFC/MIC
Aspergilus niger	0.2	0.2	1.0	0.5	0.5	1.0
Fusarium solari	0.2	0.5	2.0	1.0	2.0	2.0
Aspergilus fumigatus	0.1	0.5	4.0	0.5	0.5	1.0
Aspergilus parasiticum	0.2	0.5	2.0	1.0	4.0	4.0