New Claims for Wild Carrot (Daucus carota subsp. carota) Essential Oil

Table 2

Antibacterial activity (MIC and MLC) of D. carota subsp. carota essential oil.

Strains	Essential oil		Ampicillin
	MIC	MLC	MIC	MLC
Gram-positive
Bacillus subtilis ATCC 6633	0.32	0.64	0.06	0.025
Listeria monocytogenes CBISA 3183	0.64	>10	2	16
Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 6538	0.32	0.64	0.25	0.5
Gram-negative
Escherichia coli ATCC 25922	>10	>10	8	16
Salmonella typhimurium ATCC 14028	>10	>10	4	8

MIC and MLC were determined by a macrodilution method and expressed in L/mL and in g/mL.
Results were obtained from three independent experiments performed in duplicate.