Research Article
Antifungal Activity of Essential Oils against Candida albicans Strains Isolated from Users of Dental Prostheses
Table 2
Results of MIC and MFC evaluation of citral and nystatin and MIC/MFC ratio of citral on C. albicans.
| | C. albicans | Citral (μg/mL) | Nystatin (μg/mL) | Control of strains | Control of the culture medium | | MIC | MFC | MFC/MIC | Activity antifungal | MIC |
| | 3B | 64 | 64 | 1 | Fungicide | >1024 | + | − | | 3P | 32 | 32 | 1 | Fungicide | >1024 | + | − | | 4B | 32 | 32 | 1 | Fungicide | >1024 | + | − | | 4P | 32 | 32 | 1 | Fungicide | >1024 | + | − | | 5B | 32 | 32 | 1 | Fungicide | >1024 | + | − | | 5P | 32 | 32 | 1 | Fungicide | >1024 | + | − | | 7B | 32 | 32 | 1 | Fungicide | >1024 | + | − | | 7P | 32 | 32 | 1 | Fungicide | >1024 | + | − | | 8B | 32 | 32 | 1 | Fungicide | >1024 | + | − | | 8P | 32 | 32 | 1 | Fungicide | >1024 | + | − | | 9B | 32 | 32 | 1 | Fungicide | >1024 | + | − | | 9P | 32 | 32 | 1 | Fungicide | >1024 | + | − | | 10B | 32 | 32 | 1 | Fungicide | >1024 | + | − | | 10P | 32 | 32 | 1 | Fungicide | >1024 | + | − | | 11B | 32 | 32 | 1 | Fungicide | >1024 | + | − | | 11P | 32 | 32 | 1 | Fungicide | >1024 | + | − | | 12B | 32 | 32 | 1 | Fungicide | >1024 | + | − | | 12P | 32 | 32 | 1 | Fungicide | >1024 | + | − | | 13B | 32 | 32 | 1 | Fungicide | >1024 | + | − | | 13P | 32 | 32 | 1 | Fungicide | >1024 | + | − | | ATCC 76645 | 32 | 32 | 1 | Fungicide | 256 | + | − |
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+: growth of microorganism; −: without microorganism growth.
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