Table 3.

Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC₉₀) (%, v/v) for the antimicrobial activity of ‘Mato Peiyu’ leaf essential oils.

Strains	SD-EO	SFME-EO
S. aureus	0.086 ± 0.001 aA	0.098 ± 0.001 bA
P. aeruginosa	0.103 ± 0.003 aB	0.088 ± 0.005 bB
E. coli	0.090 ± 0.001 aC	0.116 ± 0.005 bC
C. albicans	0.116 ± 0.004 aD	0.121 ± 0.007 aC

MIC₉₀ refers to the minimum concentration required to inhibit 90% of the growth of strains. Data are presented as the mean ± standard deviation based on triplicate determination. Means in the same row followed by different lowercase letters are significantly different (p < 0.05). Means in the same column followed by different uppercase letters are significantly different (p < 0.05).