Research Article

In Vitro Antibacterial and Antibiofilm Activity of Lippia alba Essential Oil, Citral, and Carvone against Staphylococcus aureus

Table 2

Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) and Minimum Bactericidal Concentration (MBC) of Lippia alba essentials oils (LA1EO, LA2EO, and LA3EO), citral, and carvone against Staphylococcus aureus.

SubstanceMIC (mg mL−1)MBC (mg mL−1)

LA1EO0.50.5
LA2EO1.01.0
LA3EO0.52
Citral0.50.5
Carvone2.0