Table 3.
Minimal inhibitory concentration values of the most active EOs studied and of some commercial terpenes against non-C. auris species.
EO Code/Terpene | GM—Range MIC (μg/mL) | |||||
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C. krusei ATCC 6258 |
C. tropicalis ATCC 200956 |
C. parapsilosis Synlab 406 |
C. metapsilosis MUM 17.13 |
C. orthopsilosis MUM 15.12 |
C. lusitaniae MUM 17.08 |
|
2206 | 256 | 181 (128–256) | 16 | 128 | 128 | 181 (128–256) |
0008 | 256 | 181 (128–256) | 16 | 128 | 128 | 181 (128–256) |
0010 | 256 | 128 | 22.6 (16–32) | 90.5 (64–128) | 128 | 128 |
0018 | 256 | 128 | 22.6 (16–32) | 90.5 (64–128) | 128 | 90.5 (128–64) |
0019 | NA | 181 (128–256) | 64 | 128 | 128 | 181 (128–256) |
Thymol | 181 (128–256) | 90.5 (64–128) | 64 | 128 | 128 | 90.5 (64–128) |
Carvacrol | 256 | 128 | 45.3 (32–64) | 128 | 128 | 181 (128–256) |
Perillyl alcohol | NA | 181 (128–256) | 90.5 (64–128) | 256 | 256 | 181 (128–256) |
p-Cymene | 181 (128–256) | 181 (128–256) | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 |
Limonene | 32 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 16 | 22.6 (16–32) |
GM: geometric mean; NA: non active.