Research Article

Antibacterial Effects and Mode of Action of Selected Essential Oils Components against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus

Table 4

Concentration of (g/mL) in solution of E. coli and S. aureus after 1 h of exposure to MIC of selected EOs components.

EOsE. coli S. aureus

Control0.0 ± 0.00.0 ± 0.0a
Carveol0.0 ± 0.00.34 ± 0.098b
Carvone0.0 ± 0.0NE
Citronellol0.0 ± 0.00.63 ± 0.008c
Citronellal0.0 ± 0.00.48 ± 0.053bc

Different superscripts within the same column indicate statistical significant differences (). NE: not evaluated. Mean values ± standard deviation for at least three replicates are illustrated.