Chemical and Antibacterial Polymorphism of Juniperus oxycedrus ssp. oxycedrus and Juniperus oxycedrus ssp. macrocarpa (Cupressaceae) Leaf Essential Oils from Tunisia

Table 4

Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) (μg/mL) of J. oxycedrus ssp. macrocarpa and J. oxycedrus ssp. oxycedrus essential oils against bacterial strains*.

Species	Sites	Salmonella enteridis			Salmonella typhimurium			Staphylococcus aureus
		MIC	MBC	MBC/MIC	MIC	MBC	MBC/MIC	MIC	MBC	MBC/MIC
J. oxycedrus ssp. oxycedrus	Kb	1500±2.3	2500±5.3	1.66	NT	NT	—	600±0.0	1000±2.3	1.66
	SA	1000±1.5	2000±1.5	2	NT	NT	—	600±2.3	2500±2.1	4.16
	Dk	1000±00	1500±1.1	1.50	NT	NT	—	600±1.6	3000±1.4	5
J. oxycedrus ssp. macrocarpa	Tab	1200±1.8	>6000	—	850±2.2	1500±1.8	1.76	600±3.1	>6000	—
	OB	1200±2.9	>6000	—	850±2.1	1800±1.9	2.11	650±0.0	>6000	—

∗Values are means ± SD of triplicate determinations.
NT: not tested, Dk: Dkhila, Tab: Tabarka, SA: Sidi Ameur, Kb: Kbouche, and OB: Oued El Bir.