Antibacterial and Antibiofilm Activities of Cinnamomum Sp. Essential Oil and Cinnamaldehyde: Antimicrobial Activities

Table 2

Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) values of essential oils from C. zeylanicum and C. cassia stems, (E)-cinnamaldehyde and oxacillin (mg/ml) on bacteria.

Microorganisms	EOCz		EOCc		(E)-Cinnamaldehyde		Oxacillin
	MIC	MBC	MIC	MBC	MIC	MBC	MIC	MBC
S. aureus	0.50	0.50	0.25	1.00	0.25	0.50	-	-
S. epidermidis	0.50	1.00	0.25	1.00	0.25	1.00	-	-
S. pyogenes	0.50	-	0.50	-	0.50	-	-	-
P. aeruginosa	0.50	-	0.50	-	0.50	-	-	-
E. coli	0.50	2.00	0.25	-	0.25	2.00	-	-