Research Article
Chemical Characterization, Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, and Antibiofilm Activities of Essential Oils of Plumeria alba (Forget-Me-Not)
Table 5
Antimicrobial activity and minimum inhibitory concentrations of flower and leaf essential oils of Plumeria alba against various microorganisms.
| | Microorganisms | Flower essential oil (mg/mL) | Leaf essential oil (mg/mL) | Ciprofloxacin (μg/mL) |
| | Bacillus subtilis (+) | 50 | >50 | 3.125 | | Enterococcus faecalis (+) | 50 | 12.5 | 3.125 | | Staphylococcus aureus (+) | 50 | >50 | 1.563 | | Candida albicans | >50 | >50 | 1.563 | | Streptococcus pneumoniae (−) | >50 | >50 | 3.125 | | Klebsiella pneumoniae (−) | >50 | >50 | 1.563 | | Pseudomonas aeruginosa (−) | 50 | >50 | 1.563 | | Escherichia coli (−) | 25 | 12.5 | 3.125 |
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+, Gram-positive bacteria; −, Gram-negative bacteria.
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