Table 2.
MICs and MFCs of Pistachio Essential Oil (expressed as mg/ml) and antifungal compounds (expressed as µg/ml) against Candida sp.
| STRAIN | VORICONAZOLE | FLUCONAZOLE | CASPOFUNGIN | Pistachio Essential Oil | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIC | MFC | MIC | MFC | MIC | MFC | MIC | MFC | |
| Candida glabrata strain 9 | 0.015–0.031 | 1 | 8–8 | 8 | 0.015–0.031 | 1 | 2.5–5.0 | 5.0 |
| Candida glabrata strain 25 | 0.015–0.031 | 0.031 | 0.25–0.5 | 0.5 | 0.125–0.25 | 1 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Candida glabrata strain 33 | > 16 | / | > 64 | / | 0.125–0.25 | 1 | 1.25–2.50 | 5.0 |
| Candida parapsilosis strain 26 | 0.015–0.031 | 0.031 | 0.5–1 | 1 | 0.5–0.25 | 0.5 | 1.25–2.50 | 2.50 |
| Candida parapsilosis strain 30 | 0.015–0.031 | 0.031 | 0.5–1 | 1 | 0.125–0.25 | 0.5 | 1.25–2.50 | 2.50 |
| Candida parapsilosis strain 34 | 0.125–0.25 | 0.25 | 8–4 | 8 | 0.25–0.5 | 0.5 | 1.25–2.50 | 2.50 |
| Candida albicans strain 12 | > 16 | / | > 64 | / | 0.0075–0.015 | 0.015 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Candida albicans strain 13 | > 16 | / | > 64 | / | ≤0.0019 | / | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Candida albicans strain 16 | > 16 | / | > 64 | / | 0.015 | 0.015 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Candida albicans strain 17 | > 16 | / | > 64 | / | ≤0.0019 | / | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Candida albicans ATCC 64550 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 32 | 0.0625 | 0.0625 | 2.50–5.0 | 5.0 |
| Candida parapsilosis ATCC 22019 | 0.062 | 0.062 | 4 | 8 | 1–2 | 1 | 1.25–2.50 | 2.50 |
MIC Minimum Inhibitory Concentration, MFC Minimum Fungicidal Concentration