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Table 3 Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and fungicidal concentration (MFC) of different leaf extracts (mg/mL) of Corymbia citriodora and Cupressus macrocarpa

From: Bioactivity of essential oils extracted from Cupressus macrocarpa branchlets and Corymbia citriodora leaves grown in Egypt

Fungal strains

Corymbia citriodora

Cupressus macrocarpa

KTZ

MIC

MFC

MIC

MFC

MIC

MFC

Aspergillus flavus

0.21 ± 0.01f

0.46 ± 0.03f

0.31 ± 0.03 h

0.75 ± 0.03d

0.23 ± 0.01c

0.48 ± 0.05c

Aspergillus ochraceus

0.26 ± 0.03d

0.51 ± 0.01e

0.54 ± 0.03f

1.43 ± 0.10c

0.22 ± 0.01d

0.43 ± 0.03d

Aspergillus niger

0.11 ± 0.03 h

0.25 ± 0.03 h

1.25 ± 0.13c

> 2b

0.10 ± 0.03 g

0.22 ± 0.00 g

Candida albicans

0.25 ± 0.01e

0.52 ± 0.01d

3.21 ± 0.15a

> 5a

0.21 ± 0.01e

0.43 ± 0.03d

Fusarium oxysporum

0.27 ± 0.01c

0.58 ± 0.03c

1.11 ± 0.05d

> 2b

0.26 ± 0.01b

0.52 ± 0.03b

Penicillium funiculosum

0.52 ± 0.05a

0.95 ± 0.05a

0.73 ± 0.05e

1.47 ± 0.07c

2.01 ± 0.11a

3.65 ± 0.01a

Penicillium ochrochloron

0.20 ± 0.01 g

0.45 ± 0.03 g

0.29 ± 0.01 g

0.53 ± 0.03e

0.21 ± 0.01e

0.41 ± 0.03f

Rhizoctonia solani

0.37 ± 0.01b

0.81 ± 0.05b

> 2b

N.D.

0.19 ± 0.01f

0.42 ± 0.03e

  1. N.D. Not detected
  2. KTZ Ketoconazole
  3. Means with the same letters within the same column are not significantly different (p < 0.05)