AMB Express

Table 2 The IC₅₀ values obtained with different samples against Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria

From: Chemical diversity in leaf and stem essential oils of Origanum vulgare L. and their effects on microbicidal activities

Organism	IC₅₀ (µg/mL)
Organism	JOVL	JOVS	SOVL	SOVS	Carvacrol	Thymol	Amp^a	Km^a
Gram-negative
E. coli	99	107	150	55	54	43	40	10
P. aeruginosa	190	325	430	196	151	63	20	40
Gram-positive
M. luteus	84	77	800	67	66	27	20	40
S. aureus	77	83	380	63	53	41	250	15

^aMIC values obatined in this study

Back to article page