Table 1 Antimicrobial activity of Satureja montana hydrolate and carvacrol against all tested strains.
Bacteria/yeast | Satureja montana hydrolate* (% v/v) | Carvacrol (mg/mL) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIC | MBC | MBC/ MIC | LC50 (CI 95%) | LC10 (CI 95%) | MIC | MBC | MBC/ MIC | |
Escherichia coli (ATCC 25922) | > 50 | > 50 | – | 69.75 (51.90–105.55) | 9.85 (7.22–12.53) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
Salmonella typhimurium (ATCC 13311) | 50 | 50 | 1 | 23.54 (21.38–25.99) | 11.31 (9.43–12.97) | 0.125 | 0.125 | 1 |
Klebsiella pneumoniae (C6 ) | 50 | 50 | 1 | 26.80 (22.95–32.00) | 6.02 (4.62–7.39) | 0.25 | 0.25 | 1 |
Serratia marcescens (ATCC 13880) | 50 | > 50 | > 1 | 28.39 (26.53–30.57) | 19.11 (16.79–20.90) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
Proteus mirabilis (ATCC 35659) | 50 | > 50 | > 1 | 22.71 (20.68–24.99) | 11.29 (9.48–12.89) | – | – | – |
Pseudomona aeruginosa (ATCC 27853) | > 50 | > 50 | – | 44.18 (36.43–56.82) | 9.53 (7.08–11.85) | > 2 | > 2 | – |
Klebsiella aerogenes (ATCC 13048) | > 50 | > 50 | – | 41.33 (36.80–47.53) | 17.57 (14.22–20.44) | 0.25 | 0.25 | 1 |
Acinetobacter baumannii (ATCC 19606) | 25 | 25 | 1 | 12.87 (11.38–14.60) | 3.90 (3.12–4.66) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Listeria monocytogenes (ATCC 7644) | > 50 | > 50 | – | 211.26 (110.64–723.77) | 19.71 (13.71–27.82) | 0.25 | 0.25 | 1 |
Pasteurella aerogenes (ATCC 27883) | 25 | 25 | 1 | 21.93 (20.37–23.51) | 14.53 (12.50 –16.12) | 0.25 | 0.25 | 1 |
Bacillus subtilis (ATCC 6633) | 50 | 50 | 1 | 23.79 (22.08–25.61) | 15.09 (12.95–16.78) | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 9144) | 50 | 50 | 1 | 28.06 (26.28–30.17) | 19.20 (16.89–20.95) | 0.25 | 0.25 | 1 |
Enterococcus faecalis (ATCC 19433) | > 50 | > 50 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Streptococcus agalactiae (ATCC 12386) | 25 | 25 | 1 | 19.20 (17.75–20.57) | 14.42 (12.63–15.84) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Candida albicans (ATCC 10231) | 50 | 50 | 1 | 15.22 (13.75–16.87) | 6.66 (5.53–7.69) | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1 |
