Table 3.

Comparison of MIC values between free and encapsulated EOs and their active components against different types of microorganisms.

Microorganisms (in planktonic state)	EOs or active EO components	MIC approximate range (mg/ml)		Reference
		Free	Encapsulated
Gram-positive bacteria
E. faecalis	Carvacrol	0.62	0.62	Mechmechani et al. (2022)
M. fortuitum	Cymbopogon flexuosus	0.87	0.35	Rossi et al. (2017)
M. massiliense		3.50	0.35
M. abscessus		3.50	0.35
S. aureus	Mentha piperita	1.36	1.11	Shetta et al. (2019)
	Camellia sinensis	5.44	0.57	Shetta et al. (2019)
	Origanum vulgare	4	0.5	Granata et al. (2018)
	Thymus capitatus	2	0.25	Granata et al. (2018)
	Cymbopogon flexuosus	0.58	0.58	Rossi et al. (2017)
	Cardamon	4.4	0.27	Nahr et al. (2018)
L. monocytogenes	Origanum vulgare	2	1	Granata et al. (2018)
L. delbrueckii	D-limonene	>25	10	Donsì et al. (2011)
Gram-negative bacteria
S. Enteritidis	Carvacrol	1.25	0.31	Yammine et al. (2022)
	Thymol	1.25	0.62
P. aeruginosa	Carvacrol	5	1.25	Mechmechani et al. (2022)
	Cymbopogon flexuosus	-∗	>11.33	Rossi et al. (2017)
E. coli	Thymus daenensis	4.0	0.4	Moghimi et al. (2016)
	Mentha piperita	2.72	2.72	Shetta et al. (2019)
	Camellia sinensis	5.44	1.15	Shetta et al. (2019)
	Origanum vulgare	4	0.5	Granata et al. (2018)
	Thymus capitatus	2	0.25	Granata et al. (2018)
	Cardamon	4.4	0.27	Nahr et al. (2018)
	D- limonene	>25	10	Donsì et al., 2011
A. baumannii	Thymus daenensis	0.06–0.08	0.03–0.04	Moghimi et al. (2018)
Fungi
C. albicans	Cymbopogon flexuosus	1.22	0.28	Rossi et al. (2017)
C. grubii		0.58	0.28
S. cerevisiae	D- limonene	>25	10	Donsì et al., 2011

-∗No inhibitory activity detected at all tested concentrations.