Antibacterial and Antibiofilm Activities of Cinnamomum Sp. Essential Oil and Cinnamaldehyde: Antimicrobial Activities

Table 3

Minimum concentration of essencial oil from C. cassia (EOCc) and C. zeylanicum (EOCz) stems, (E)-cinnamaldehyde and oxacillin (mg/ml) reduce biofilm biomass by 100% in comparison to normal biofilm growth.

	Substances
Microorganisms	EOCc	EOCz	(E)-cinnamaldehyde	Oxacillin
S. aureus	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.01
S. epidermidis	0.50	0.50	0.25	0.01
S. pyogenes	0.06	0.12	0.50	0.01
P. aeruginosa	0.06	0.12	0.25	0.01
E. coli	0.12	0.50	0.25	0.01