Table 4.
Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal (MBC) or fungicidal (MFC) concentrations mg/ml of essential oils.
| Tested microbial strains | Essential oils | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teucrium polium subsp. polium | Micromeria graeca | |||
| MIC | MBC or MFC | MIC | MBC or MFC | |
| S. aureus CECT 976 | nd | nd | 1.56 | 1.56 |
| B. subtilis DSM 6633 | 0.39 | 3.12 | 1.56 | >25 |
| L. innocua CECT 4030 | nd | nd | 12.5 | 12.5 |
| E. coli K12 | nd | nd | 6.25 | 12.5 |
| P. aeruginosa CECT 118 | nd | nd | nd | nd |
| P. mirabilis | 0.78 | 1.56 | 3.12 | 3.12 |
| C. michiganensis 1616-3 | 0.78 | 6.25 | 0.19 | 12.5 |
| P. savastanoi PSS2636-40) | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.78 | 0.78 |
| C. albicans ATCC 10231 | nd | nd | 3.12 | 12.5 |