Research Article

Chemical Composition and Cytotoxic and Antibacterial Activities of the Essential Oil of Aloysia citriodora Palau Grown in Morocco

Table 4

Minimal inhibitory concentrations (MIC) and minimal bactericidal concentrations (MBC) of A. citriodora essential oils.

MIC and MBC in mg/ml
E. coliS. aureus
MICMBCMICMBC

AG8.37 ± 1.2712.48 ± 2.275.84 ± 0.449.73 ± 1.81
BM3.73 ± 1.007.42 ± 0.303.51 ± 0.379.51 ± 2.80
BE5.24 ± 0.178.49 ± 0.336.42 ± 0.4612.12 ± 1.28
DE5.68 ± 1.259.15 ± 1.533.87 ± 0.3610.31 ± 2.79
MA2.84 ± 0.8310.06 ± 3.934.69 ± 1.157.43 ± 1.32

AG: Agadir. BM: Beni Mellal. BE: Berkane. DE: Demnate. MA: Marrakech.