Table 2.
MIC (µg/mL) of Pistacia lenticus L. essential oil against oral microbiota.
| Strain | Origin | MIC (µg/mL PLL-EO) |
|---|---|---|
| Streptococcus gordonii ATCC 10558 | Laboratory | 12.5 |
| Actinomyces naeslundii ATCC 12104 | Laboratory | 3.13 |
| Fusobacterium nucleatum ATCC 25586 | Laboratory | 6.25 |
| Porphyromonas gingivalis ATCC 33277 | Laboratory | 3.13 |
| P. gingivalis BeOR6 | Clinical isolate | 1.63 |
| P. gingivalis BeOR14 | Clinical isolate | 1.63 |
| Tannerella forsythia ATCC 43330 | Laboratory | 3.13 |
| T. forsythia Be13237 | Clinical isolate | 1.63 |
| T. forsythia Be13216 | Clinical isolate | 3.13 |
| Candida albicans ATCC 76615 | Laboratory | 12.5 |
| C. albicans BeT41 | Clinical isolate | 12.5 |
| C. albicans BeT603 | Clinical isolate | 12.5 |
| Candida glabrata DSM 6425 | Laboratory | 6.25 |
| C. glabrata Be10183 | Clinical isolate | 6.25 |
| C. glabrata Be184 | Clinical isolate | 6.25 |
MIC: Minimal Inhibition Concentration; PLL-EO: Pistacia lentiscus L. leaves essential oil. Growth control with distilled water, always confirmed the growth of all the microbial strains in the absence of PLL-EO.