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Table 7 Minimum Bactericidal Concentration (MBC) values (mg/ mL) for E. oils of D. tripetala

From: Bactericidal and antioxidant properties of essential oils from the fruits Dennettia tripetala G. Baker

Bacteria

UFO a

RFO b

Ciproflaxin

Positive control

DMSO

Negative control

Staphylococcus aureus

(NCINB 50080)

Bacteriostatic at 0.10 ± 0.01

VG

Bacteriostatic

at 0.15 ±0.02

VG

Bactericidal at

0.05 ± 0.01

NVG

0.5 mL

VG

Enterococcus faecium

(ATCC19434)

Bactericidal

at 0.05 ± 0.01

NVG

Bactericidal at 0.10 ± 0.02

NVG

Bactericidal at

0.05 ± 0.01

NVG

0.5 mL

VG

Escherichia coli

(ATCC 700728)

Bacteriostatic

at 0.15 ± 0.02

VG

Bacteriostatic at 0.20 ± 0.00

VG

Bactericidal at

0.05 ± 0.01

NVG

0.5 mL

VG

Listeria ivanovii

(ATCC 19119)

Bacteriostatic

at 0.10 VG

Bacteriostatic

0.15 VG

Bactericidal at

0.05 ± 0.01NVG

0.5 mL

VG

Enterobacter cloacae

(ATCC13047)

Bacteriostatic

at 0.10 VG

Bacteriostatic

at 0.10 VG

Bactericidal at

0.05 ± 0.01

NVG

0.5 mL

VG

Escherichia coli 0179 *

Bacteriostatic

at 0.15 VG

Bacteriostatic

at 0.20 VG

Bactericidal at

0.05 ± 0.01

NVG

0.5 mL

VG

Escherichia coli 180 *

Bacteriostatic

at 0.20 VG

Bacteriostatic

at 0.20 VG

Bactericidal at

0.05 ± 0.01

NVG

0.5 mL

VG

Vibro spp. *

Bacteriostatic

at 0.05 VG

Bacteriostatic

at 0.10 VG

Bactericidal at

0.05 ± 0.01

NVG

0.5 mL

VG

Escherichia coli 132*

Bacteriostatic

at 0.20 VG

Bacteriostatic

at 0.20 VG

Bactericidal at

0.05 ± 0.01

NVG

0.5 mL

VG

  1. a:Unripe fruit oil, Ripe oil, b:Ripe fruit oil, Ripe oil. VG = visible growth, *laboratory confirmed resistant isolates to antibiotics