Essential Oil Constituents of Tanacetum cilicicum: Antimicrobial and Phytotoxic Activities
Table 5
Minimum Inhibitor Concentration and Minimum Bactericidal/Fungicidal Concentration values of T. cilicicum essential oil.
Microorganisms
EO (µL/mL)
AMP (µg/mL)
CLO (µg/mL)
MIC
MBC/MFC
MIC
MBC
MIC
MFC
B. subtilis
ATCC 6633
—
—
B. cereus
EU (food isolate)
>1000 ± 0.00
—
—
E. faecalis
ATCC 29212
—
—
E. casseliflavus
ATCC 700327
—
—
S. aureus
ATCC 29213
—
—
S. aureus
ATCC BAA977
—
—
K. pneumoniae
ATCC 700603
>1000 ± 0.00
>1000 ± 0.00
—
—
E. hormaechei
ATCC 700323
7.81 ± 0.00
—
—
P. aeruginosa
ATCC 27853
>1000 ± 0.00
>1000 ± 0.00
—
—
E. coli
ATCC 25922
—
—
C. parapsilosis
ATCC 22019
—
—
>300 ± 0.00
C. albicans
ATCC 14053
—
—
>300 ± 0.00
>300 ± 0.00
In each column, small case letters as the superscript in the columns showed the statistical differences (). — indicates not tested. MIC: Minimum Inhibitory Concentration; MFC: Minimum Fungicidal Concentration; AMP: Ampicillin; CLO: Clotrimazole.
