Research Article

An In Vitro Synergistic Interaction of Combinations of Thymus glabrescens Essential Oil and Its Main Constituents with Chloramphenicol

Table 2

Antibacterial activity of T. glabrescens essential oil, chloramphenicol, geraniol, and thymol (μg/mL).

NumberBacterial speciesT. glabrescens ChloramphenicolGeraniolThymol
MICMBCMICMBCMICMBCMICMBC

1Escherichia coli ATCC 259222508.45016.8128.0512.01386.82773.61561.61561.6
2Salmonella enteritidis ATCC 13076627.1627.14.08.02773.62773.624.424.4
3Klebsiella pneumoniae ATCC 100311254.21254.22.02.02773.65547.2390.4390.4
4Klebsiella pneumoniae ATCC 7006035016.810033.6512.01024.02773.65547.21561.63123.2
5Proteus mirabilis ATCC 124531254.22508.44.064.01386.81386.81561.61561.6
6Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 902710033.620067.24.016.05547.211094.41561.61561.6
7Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 278535016.85016.81024.02048.02773.62773.63123.26246.4
8Enterobacter aerogenes ATCC 130485016.85016.81.01.05547.25547.2195.2195.2
9Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 194332508.42508.42.04.01386.81386.8195.2195.2
10Bacillus cereus ATCC 11778627.11254.21.04.01386.81386.824.424.4
11Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923627.1627.11.08.02773.62773.697.697.6
12Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 292132508.42508.48.032.02773.62773.6780.81561.6
13Listeria monocytogenes ATCC 15313627.11254.28.08.02773.62773.697.697.6