Development, Characterization, and Evaluation of Novel Broad-Spectrum Antimicrobial Topical Formulations from Cymbopogon martini (Roxb.) W. Watson Essential Oil
Table 7
Antifungal effect of C. martini EO at different temperature against selected skin disease causing fungi at their respective MIC using poisoned food technique.
Type of extract
Temp
Inhibition Zone (mm), including well diameter (10 mm)
Clinical Isolates
Standard strains
C. albicans
A. niger
M. canis
Tm
Tv
A. niger
Tm
T. rubrum
C. martini
100°C
100.0±0.0
100.0±0.0
100.0±0.0
100.0±0.0
100.0±0.0
100.0±0.0
100.0±0.0
100.0±0.0
80°C
100.0±0.0
100.0±0.0
100.0±0.0
100.0±0.0
100.0±0.0
100.0±0.0
100.0±0.0
100.0±0.0
60°C
100.0±0.0
100.0±0.0
100.0±0.0
100.0±0.0
100.0±0.0
100.0±0.0
100.0±0.0
100.0±0.0
40°C
100.0±0.0
100.0±0.0
100.0±0.0
100.0±0.0
100.0±0.0
100.0±0.0
100.0±0.0
100.0±0.0
RT
100.0±0.0
100.0±0.0
100.0±0.0
100.0±0.0
100.0±0.0
100.0±0.0
100.0±0.0
100.0±0.0
RT: room temperature, Temp: temperature, Tm: T. mentagrophytes, andTv: T. verrucosum
