Molecular Composition and Antibacterial Effect of Five Essential Oils Extracted from Nigella sativa L. Seeds against Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria: A Comparative Study

Table 3

The MIC and MBC in μl/ml of Nigella sativa essential oils against tested bacteria.

Origins	Bacterial strains
	MRSA		A. baumannii		E. coli		P. aeruginosa
	MIC	MBC	MIC	MBC	MIC	MBC	MIC	MBC
India	10	10	20	20	20	20	10	30
Saudi Arabia	3	5	20	20	20	20	20	30
Morocco	5	10	20	20	20	20	20	30
Syria	3	3	10	10	20	20	20	40

MIC and MBC are minimal inhibitory concentration and minimal bactericidal concentration, respectively.