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. 2021 Aug 13;11(5):525–530. doi: 10.4103/jispcd.JISPCD_63_21

Table 2.

Fungicidal effect of various concentrations of lemongrass essential oil against C. albicans biofilm pre- established on two different brands of medical-grade silicone disks (each brand of silicone and concentration of the oil: n = 15) expressed as mean percentage of fungal biofilm reduction with standard error (SE)

LG concentrations [% (v/v)] Percentage of fungal biofilm reduction [mean (SE)]
Silastic MDX 4-4210 Multisil Epithetik
0.31 47.60 (3.275)a 46.08 (3.275)a
0.62 64.87 (3.275)b 59.18 (3.275)b
1.25 69.74 (3.275)b 68.24 (3.275)b
2.5 83.05 (3.275)c 83.46 (3.275)c
5.0 93.81 (3.275)d 94.45 (3.275)d
20% (v/v) nystatin 84.91 (3.275)c 82.84 (3.275)c

Different superscript letters indicated significant difference at each concentration; LG: lemongrass essential oil