Table 5.
Activity of the essential oils and gallic acid on biofilm formation and against preformed Candida species biofilms.
| Compounds | Candida Species (µg/mL) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
C. albicans SC 5314 |
C. glabrata ATCC 2001 |
C. tropicalis ATCC 13803 |
C. krusei ATCC 6258 |
C. parapsilosis ATCC 22019 |
C. orthopsilosis ATCC 96141 |
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| MBIC * | MBEC ** | MBIC * | MBEC ** | MBIC * | MBEC ** | MBIC * | MBEC ** | MBIC * | MBEC ** | MBIC * | MBEC ** | |
| Citrus limon (L.) Burm | 2000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 2000 | 1000 | 125 | 250 | 2000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Cupressus sempervirens | 1000 | 1000 | 250 | 1000 | 500 | 1000 | 62.5 | 250 | 500 | 1000 | 125 | 1000 |
| Gallic acid | >2000 | >2000 | >2000 | >2000 | >2000 | >2000 | 250 | 500 | 500 | >2000 | >2000 | >2000 |
| Litsea cubeba | 2000 | 1000 | 2000 | 1000 | 2000 | 1000 | 250 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 2000 | 1000 |
* MBIC: minimum biofilm formation inhibiting concentration (capable of reducing ≥90% optical density (OD) compared to the control free of chemical substances); ** MBEC: minimum biofilm-eradicating concentration (capable of reducing ≥ 90% OD compared to the control free of chemical substances).