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. 2020 May 5;9(5):585. doi: 10.3390/foods9050585

Table 2.

Sensitization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) by lemongrass essential oil and citral.

Chloramphenicol IC50 [mg/L] Chloramphenicol IC50 [mg/L]
Affected by Lemongrass Essential Oil [1000 µL/L]
Chloramphenicol IC50 [mg/L]
Affected by Citral [400 µL/L]
MRSA 142 ± 10 15 ± 2 42 ± 1
Fold 9.6 ± 1.9 3.4 ± 0.3

The data are presented as an average of eight repetitions (n) ± standard error of the mean (SEM).