Chemical Composition, Antifungal and Antibiofilm Activities of the Essential Oil of Mentha piperita L.

Table 4

Antibiofilm activity of the essential oil of Mentha piperita against biofilm formation caused by Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis.

Mentha piperita	C. albicans		C. dubliniensis
Essential oil concentration 𝜇L/mL	Optical density	% viability	Optical density	% viability
8	0.036	0.0	0.036	0.0
4	0.036	0.0	0.037	0.0
2	0.038	0.0	0.041	0.0
1	0.039	0.0	0.102	23.2
0.5	0.297	40.0	0.173	51.5
0.25	0.311	43.1	0.173	51.5
0.12	0.337	47.3	0.178	53.4
0.06	0.394	56.3	0.191	58.2
0.03	0.416	59.8	0.260	85.2
0.015	0.532	78.2	0.286	95.3