Table 3.
Antibiofilm activity of the essential oil of Satureja macrosiphon against biofilm formation caused by Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis
Concentration µl/ml | C. albicans | C. dubliniensis | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Optical density | %Viability | Optical density | %Viability | |
8 | 0.045 | 0.0 | 0.047 | 0.0 |
4 | 0.046 | 0.0 | 0.053 | 2.6 |
2 | 0.048 | 0.24 | 0.127 | 34.7 |
1 | 0.102 | 6.7 | 0.172 | 54.3 |
0.5 | 0.220 | 20.0 | 0.189 | 61.7 |
0.25 | 0.260 | 25.0 | 0.198 | 65.6 |
0.12 | 0.391 | 41.4 | 0.206 | 69.1 |
0.06 | 0.426 | 45.0 | 0.216 | 70.0 |
0.03 | 0.516 | 56.0 | 0.220 | 75.2 |
0.015 | 0.726 | 81.2 | 0.241 | 83.9 |