In Vitro Effect of Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume Essential Oil on Candida spp. Involved in Oral Infections

Table 2

Antifungal activity of C.zeylanicum Blume EO on Candida spp. (MIC and MFC values expressed as μg/mL).

Strain	C. zeylanicum Blume EO			Nystatin
	MIC	MFC	MIC/MFC ratio	MIC	MFC	MIC/MFC ratio
C. albicans CBS 562	250	250	1	0.75	1.5	2
C. albicans ATCC 60193	250	250	1	0.375	0.75	2
C. krusei ATCC 3413	1000	1000	1	3	3	1
C. tropicalis CBS 94	250	500	2	1.5	1.5	1
C. tropicalis ATCC 750	250	500	2	0.75	0.75	1
C. albicans ATCC 90029	125	125	1
C. albicans LM01	250	250	1
C. albicans LM03	250	250	1	3	6	2
C. albicans LM04	500	500	1	3	3	1
C. tropicalis LM05	250	250	1
C. tropicalis LM07	250	250	1	3	6	2
C. tropicalis LM08	62.5	125	2	<0.093

Not tested