Research Article

Ecotypic Variations Affected the Biological Effectiveness of Thymus daenensis Celak Essential Oil

Table 4

Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC, mg/ml) and minimum fungicidal concentration (MFC, mg/ml) values for T. daenensis essential oils from different ecotypes.

FungiAmphotericin (μg/ml)TD1TD2TD3TD4TD5TD6TD7TD8TD9TD10

Aspergillus nigerMIC0.82 ± 0.05a0.08 ± 0.00b0.08 ± 0.00b0.10 ± 0.00c0.08 ± 0.00b0.08 ± 0.00b0.08 ± 0.00b0.08 ± 0.00b0.08 ± 0.00b0.08 ± 0.00b0.08 ± 0.00b
MFC4.69 ± 1.80a0.36 ± 0.00c0.16 ± 0.00b0.38 ± 0.00c0.37 ± 0.00c0.34 ± 0.00c0.18 ± 0.00b0.17 ± 0.00b0.17 ± 0.00b0.70 ± 0.00d0.18 ± 0.00b

Candida albicansMIC0.40 ± 0.00a0.58 ± 0.00h0.52 ± 0.00g0.30 ± 0.00f0.30 ± 0.00f0.13 ± 0.00b0.29 ± 0.00e,f0.27 ± 0.00c0.27 ± 0.00c,d0.28 ± 0.00d,e0.29 ± 0.00e,f
MFC1.56 ± 0.02a0.58 ± 0.00h0.52 ± 0.00g0.30 ± 0.00f0.30 ± 0.00f0.13 ± 0.00b0.29 ± 0.00e,f0.27 ± 0.00c0.27 ± 0.00c,d0.28 ± 0.00d,e0.29 ± 0.00e,f

According to the homogeneity of variances using an ANOVA analysis, values in the same row with common letters are not statistically different ().