Table 2 Obtained IC50 values (μg/mL) of Ag-EO, Chi-EO, and NE-EO.

From: Comparative antimicrobial activity of Zataria multiflora essential oil nanoformulations against foodborne pathogens

Factors

Z. multiflora EO

Alg-EO

Chi-EO

NE-EO

  

E. coli

IC50

 

NC*

 

917

 

367

 

684

 

LCL

UCL

NC*

NC*

768

1095

289

465

521

898

  

P. aeruginosa

IC50

 

2868

 

1891

 

504

 

1168

 

LCL

UCL

2277

3613

1260

2837

385

661

879

1552

  

S. Typhimurium

IC50

 

1423

 

1893

 

460

 

571

 

LCL

UCL

987

2054

1477

2426

317

665

453

719

  

S. aureus

IC50

 

724

 

1854

 

321

 

534

 

LCL

UCL

582

901

1223

2810

191

539

387

738

  1. *Not calculated due to lower efficacy than 50%