Table 2.
Susceptibilities of microorganisms to antimicrobial drugs in combination with (+)-α-pinene and (+)-β-pinene standards (µg/mL).
| M.o. | (+)-α-pinene and AMB | (+)-α-Pinene and CIP | (+)-β-Pinene and AMB | (+)-β-Pinene and CIP | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIC in combination | FIC index | MIC in combination | FIC index | MIC in combination | FIC index | MIC in combination | FIC index | |||||
| α-pinene | AMB | α-pinene | CIP | β-pinene | AMB | β-pinene | CIP | |||||
| MRSA | - | - | - | 1037 | 0.003 | 0.256 (S) | - | - | - | 662 | 0.06 | 0.226 (S) |
| C. albicans | 390 | 0.06 | 0.62 (I) | - | - | - | 187 | 0.11 | 1.93 (I) | - | - | - |
| C. neoformans | 78.12 | 0.053 | 1.10 (I) | - | - | - | 78.12 | 0.11 | 1.29 (I) | - | - | - |
| R. oryzae | 390 | 0.026 | 1.05 (I) | - | - | - | 390 | 0.11 | 0.72 (I) | - | - | - |
M.o.—microorganisms; AMB—amphotericin B; CIP—ciprofloxacin; S—synergistic; I—indifferent; FIC index—fractional inhibitory concentration index.