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. 2020 Nov 30;7(4):193. doi: 10.3390/vetsci7040193

Table 3.

Essential oils that were shown to be active against yeast, oomycetes, and algae strains of animal origin in in vitro and in vivo studies.

Pathogen Study (*) Animal Source Active Essential Oils References
Candida albicans In vitro/in vivo Stock culture strain Santolina chamaecyparissus [179]
In vitro/in vivo Stock culture strain Mentha suaveolens [180]
In vitro/in vivo Stock culture strain Geranium sp [111,181]
In vitro/in vivo Stock culture strain Citrus sp [182,183]
In vitro/in vivo Stock culture strain cinnamaldehyd [184]
In vitro/in vivo Stock culture strain Anethum graveolens [185]
In vitro Birds Clinopodium nepeta [96]
In vitro Birds Thymus numidicus [97]
In vitro Bovine Origanum floribundum [188]
Thymus ciliatus [188]
In vitro Poultry Origanum vulgare [190]
Candida rugosa In vitro Animals ** cinnamaldehyd [189]
Candida tropicalis In vitro Dog Origanum vulgare [36]
In vitro Poultry Origanum vulgare [190]
In vitro Dog Salvia sclarea [20]
In vitro Dog Origanum vulgare [36]
Rosmarinus officinalis [36]
Candida parapsilosis In vitro Poultry Origanum vulgare [190]
Candida guilliermondii In vitro Poultry Litsea cubeba [190]
Origanum vulgare [190]
Candida krusei In vitro Poultry Thymus vulgaris [190]
Saprolegnia spp In vitro Fish Thymus vulgaris [195,196,197,198]
Origanum vulgare [195,196,197,198]
In vitro Fish Carum copticum [199]
In vitro Fish Origanum majorana [198]
In vitro Fish Cymbopogon flexuosus [195,198]
In vitro Fish Citrus bergamia [115]
In vitro Fish Zataria multiflora [50,143,144]
In vivo ° Fish Eucalyptus camaldulensis [200]
In vitro Fish Laureliopsis philipianna [201]
In vitro Fish Mixture: Thymus vulgaris, Salvia [202]
officinalis, Mentha piperita Eucalyptus globulus
In vitro Fish Atractyloides lancea [203]
Pythium insidiosum In vitro Horse and dog Melaleuca alternifolia [205]
In vitro Horse Origanum vulgare [205,208]
Origanum majorana [205,208]
Mentha piperita [205,208]
In vivo Not specified Origanum vulgare + Mentha piperita [210]
Prototheca zopfii In vitro Bovine Thymus vulgaris [212]
Litsea cubeba [212]
Origanum vulgare [212]
In vitro Bovine Thymus vulgaris [214]
Origanum vulgare [214]
In vitro Bovine Cinnamomum zeylanicum [215]
Syzygium aromaticum [215]
In vivo Bovine Mentha piperita [216]
Satureja hortensis [216]
Prototheca blaschkeae In vitro Bovine Thymus vulgaris [212]
Litsea cubeba [212]
Origanum vulgare [212]
Citrus bergamia [212]
Prototheca wickerhamii In vitro Bovine Citrus bergamia [213]

(*) Legend—all the in vivo studies were carried out on murine models, except for Pythium (rabbits) (**) Cows, dogs, horse coati, hawk (°) Rainbow trout eggs.