Morphostructural Damage in Food-Spoiling Bacteria due to the Lemon Grass Oil and Its Vapour: SEM, TEM, and AFM Investigations

Table 1

Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of Cymbopogon essential oils and their active components against E. coli.

S. no.	Antimicrobial compound/essential oil	E. coli strain	MIC	Reference
(1)	Cymbopogon citratus	—	0.12%	[30]
(2)	Cymbopogon citratus	LMG 8223	>0.8%
(3)	Cymbopogon martinii	LMG 8223	0.2%	[31]
(4)	Cymbopogon nardus	LMG 8223	>0.8%
(5)	Cymbopogon winterianus	LMG 8223	>0.8%
(6)	Limonene	ATCC 25922	>20 mg/mL
(7)	Linalool	ATCC 25922	1.25 mg/mL	[32]
(8)	α-pinene	ATCC 25922	2.0 mg/mL
(9)	β-pinene	ATCC 25922	9.75 mg/mL
(10)	Geraniol	ETEC 5041-1	20 μg/mL	[33]
(11)	Geranyl acetate	ETEC 5041-1	0.5 mg/mL
(12)	β-pinene	ATCC 13706	2.5 mg/mL	[34]
(13)	Caryophyllene	ATCC 13706	0.625 mg/mL