Volatile Oils of Nepeta tenuifolia (Jing Jie) as an Alternative Medicine against Multidrug-Resistant Pathogenic Microbes

Table 2

Antibacterial activity of Nepeta tenuifolia extracts against E. coli clinical isolates and their antibiotic resistance profile.

Strain designation	MIC (%)	MBC (%)	MBC/MIC	Antibiotic resistance pattern	Amp MIC (g/ml)	Amp MBC (g/ml)
E 103-167	0.781	0.781	1	Do	2	2
E 103-203	0.391	0.391	1	Amo, Amp, Cef, Cep, Enf, and Gent	32	32
E 103-187	0.651	0.651	1	Nonresistance	1	1
E 102-272	0.391	0.391	1	Amo, Amp, Cef, Cep, Cham, Do, and Enf	32	32
E 102-346	0.195	0.195	1	Amo, Amp, Cef, Cep, Enf, and Gent	32	32
E 101-051	0.195	0.195	1	Cep and Do	2	2
E 102-231-3	0.163	0.163	1	Nonresistance	2	2

Amo, amoxicillin; Amp, ampicillin; Cef, cefazolin; Cep, cephalexin; Cham, chloramphenicol; Do, doxycycline; Enf, enrofloxacin; Gent, gentamicin.