The Antimicrobial and Wound Healing Potential of Opuntia ficus indica L. inermis Extracted Oil from Tunisia

Table 2

Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) of the OFI seed oil against microorganisms. The tested oil had antibacterial activities against Enterobacter cloacae, anti-yeast effects against Candida parapsilosis and Candida sake, and antifungal activity by reducing growth of three fungal pathogens Aspergillus, Penicillium, and Fusarium.

Microorganisms	Presence of activity	MIC	MBC
Bacteria
Escherichia coli	-
Streptococcus agalactiae	-
Staphylococcus aureus	-
Enterobacter cloacae	+	1/64	1/128
Yeasts
Candida albicans	-
Candida parapsilosis	+	1/32	1/64
Candida sake	+	1/32	1/64
Fungi
Aspergillus niger	+	1/4	1/8
Penicillium digitatum	+	1/4	1/8
Fusarium oxysporum	+	1/4	1/8

(+): presence of activity; (-): absence of activity.