Antibacterial and Antioxidant Properties of the Leaves and Stem Essential Oils of Jatropha gossypifolia L.

Table 3

Minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) values (mg/mL) for essential oils of J. gossypifolia against bacteria strains.

Bacteria	Leaves oil	Stem oil	Ciprofloxacin; Positive control	DMSO; Negative control
Staphylococcus aureus	Bacteriostatic at 0.10 ± 0.01 VG	Bactericidal at 0.05 ± 0.01 NG	Bactericidal at 0.05 ± 0.01 NG	0.5 mL VG
Enterococcus faecium	Bacteriostatic at 0.05 ± 0.03 NG	Bactericidal at 0.025 ± 0.00 NG	Bactericidal at 0.05 ± 0.02 NG	0.5 mL VG
Escherichia coli	Bacteriostatic at 0.10 ± 0.01 VG	Bactericidal at 0.10 ± 0.00 NG	Bactericidal at 0.05 ± 0.03 NG	0.5 mL VG

Significant difference was considered at a level of ; NG: no growth; VG: visible growth.