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Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) of selected essential oils (mg/ml). |
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| Oil name |
S. aureus |
B. subtilis |
K. pneumoniae |
P. vulgaris |
P. aeruginosa |
E. coli |
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| Cinnamon oil |
3.2 |
>1.6 |
3.2 |
>1.6 |
>0.8 |
>1.6 |
| Clove oil |
>6.4 |
>3.2 |
>6.4 |
>3.2 |
>1.6 |
>1.6 |
| Geranium oil |
>12.8 |
>6.4 |
12.8 |
>12.8 |
>12.8 |
>6.4 |
| Lemon oil |
>12.8 |
>12.8 |
>12.8 |
>6.4 |
12.8 |
>6.4 |
| Lime oil |
12.8 |
>6.4 |
>6.4 |
>3.2 |
>6.4 |
>6.4 |
| Orange oil |
>12.8 |
>12.8 |
12.8 |
>6.4 |
>12.8 |
>12.8 |
| Rosemary oil |
>12.8 |
>6.4 |
>12.8 |
>6.4 |
>6.4 |
>6.4 |
Prabuseenivasan et al. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2006 6:39 doi:10.1186/1472-6882-6-39 |
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