Table 2. Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC, %) of essential oils from the leaves of Nectandra lanceolata, N. megapotamica, and N. grandiflora, harvested in all seasons, against E. coli and S. aureus ATCC strains.

	Winter	Spring	Summer	Autumn
	E. coli
N. lanceolata	7.50±1.44*	4.00±0.58	10.10±0.02	10.10±0.07
N. megapotamica	2.25±0.75	5.50±0.58	6.50±1.02	6.75±1.89
N. grandiflora	6.50±2.02	4.25±0.96	10.10±0.03	10.10±0.02
	S. aureus
N. lanceolata	0.60±0.04	0.70±0.17	0.55±0.05	0.55±0.05
N. megapotamica	1.05±0.43	1.90±0.64	1.90±0.64	3.00±0.02
N. grandiflora	1.90±0.64	1.80±0.69	1.90±0.64	3.00±0.08

*Means ± SD.