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Table 3 Distribution of the Staphylococcus aureus strains according to inhibition zone size against the essential oil Plectranhus amboinicus, carvacrol and tetracycline

From: Plectranthus amboinicus essential oil and carvacrol bioactive against planktonic and biofilm of oxacillin- and vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Inhibition halos interval (mm)

Shrimp (n = 23)

Milk (n = 12)

PAEO

Carvacrol

TCY

PAEO

Carvacrol

TCY

16–20

0

0

1

4

0

1

21–25

4

2

3

3

1

11

26–30

16

12

6

5

3

0

31–35

2

4

12

0

8

0

36–40

1

3

1

0

0

0

41–42

0

2

0

0

0

0

  1. PAEO Plectranthus amboinicus essential oil. TCY tetracycline 30 μg. n number of bacterial strains. mm millimeters