Research Article

Antifungal Activity of Essential Oils against Candida albicans Strains Isolated from Users of Dental Prostheses

Table 2

Results of MIC and MFC evaluation of citral and nystatin and MIC/MFC ratio of citral on C. albicans.

C. albicansCitral (μg/mL)Nystatin (μg/mL)Control of strainsControl of the culture medium
MICMFCMFC/MICActivity antifungalMIC

3B64641Fungicide>1024+
3P32321Fungicide>1024+
4B32321Fungicide>1024+
4P32321Fungicide>1024+
5B32321Fungicide>1024+
5P32321Fungicide>1024+
7B32321Fungicide>1024+
7P32321Fungicide>1024+
8B32321Fungicide>1024+
8P32321Fungicide>1024+
9B32321Fungicide>1024+
9P32321Fungicide>1024+
10B32321Fungicide>1024+
10P32321Fungicide>1024+
11B32321Fungicide>1024+
11P32321Fungicide>1024+
12B32321Fungicide>1024+
12P32321Fungicide>1024+
13B32321Fungicide>1024+
13P32321Fungicide>1024+
ATCC 7664532321Fungicide256+

+: growth of microorganism; −: without microorganism growth.