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Table 4 Inhibitory concentrations of essential oils (μl/ml) against MDR bacteria in MHB at AAU, 2018

From: Combined antibacterial effect of essential oils from three most commonly used Ethiopian traditional medicinal plants on multidrug resistant bacteria

TMP

Inhibitory concentration

S. aurues

E.coli

K. pneumoniae

ATCC

MRSA

ATCC

MDR

ATCC

MDR

T. schimper

MIC

3.12

3.12

6.50

6.25

3.12

3.12

MBC

6.25

6.25

12.5

12.5

3.12

3.12

B. ogadensis

MIC

3.12

3.12

6.25

6.25

3.12

3.12

MBC

6.25

6.25

12.5

12.5

6.25

6.25

B. cuspidate

MIC

1.56

1.56

12.5

12.5

3.12

3.12

MBC

3.12

3.12

25.0

25.0

3.12

3.12

B. ogadensis + T. schimper

MIC

3.12

3.12

6.25

6.25

1.56

1.56

MBC

6.25

6.25

25.0

25.0

1.56

1.56

T. schimper + B. cuspidata

MIC

0.39

0.39

1.56

1.56

0.39

0.39

MBC

0.39

0.39

3.12

3.12

0.78

0.78

B. cuspidata + B. ogadensis

MIC

1.56

1.56

6.25

6.25

0.78

0.78

MBC

1.56

1.56

25.0

25.0

1.56

1.56

ciprofloxacin(5 μg)

MIC

0.15

10.5

0.50

8.00

0.25

9.00

MBC

0.25

3.00

1.00

4.00

N

N

  1. N Not done, TMP Traditional medicinal plant, MHB Muller Hinton Broth, MBC Minimal Bactericidal Concentration, MIC Minimal Inhibitory Concentration