Research Article
Toxicological Evaluation of Essential Oils from Some Plants of Rutaceae Family
Table 2
Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) of different oils against four bacterial isolates (% v/v).
| Essential oils | Gram-positive bacteria | Gram-negative bacteria | S. aureus | S. epidermidis | E. coli | K. pneumoniae | MIC | MBC | MIC | MBC | MIC | MBC | MIC | MBC |
| Aegle marmelos | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2.5 | 2.5 | Murraya koenigii | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | Citrus reticulata Blanco | 5 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 10 | Zanthoxylum armatum | 0.312 | 0.63 | 1.25 | 2.5 | 5 | 5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | Skimmia laureola | 0.625 | 0.63 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Murraya paniculata | 1.25 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 5 | 5 | Boenninghausenia albiflora | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.156 | 0.16 | 2.5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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