Table 3 Bioactivity (bacteriostatic and bactericidal activity) of essential oil of outcrossed (OP) and inbred (IP) Lepechinia floribunda plants against two bacterial strains: Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli.

From: Ecological interactions affect the bioactivity of medicinal plants

Pollination treatment

Bacterial strains

MIC (µL/mL) bacteriostatic activity

MBC (µL/mL) bactericidal activity

OP

Staphylococcus aureus

0.44 ± 0.12

1 ± 0.00

IP

Staphylococcus aureus

0.70 ± 0.27

1 ± 0.00

OP

Escherichia coli

2.5 ± 1.73

12 ± 4.62

IP

Escherichia coli

2.5 ± 1.73

12 ± 4.62

  1. MIC minimal inhibitory concentration, MBC minimal bactericidal concentration. Values are mean ± (SD), N = 4 (4 microplates for MIC and 4 agar plates for MBC respectively, per pollination treatment and bacterial species).
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