Applied Biological Chemistry

Table 3 MIC and MBC of caraway oil, carvone, limonene, and antibiotics against Xcv

From: Synergistic bactericidal effects of carvone and β-lactams against Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria

Samples	MIC^a (μg mL⁻¹)	MBC^b (μg mL⁻¹)
Essential oil
Caraway oil	125	1000
Main component
Carvone	125	500
Limonene	> 1000	NT^c
Antibiotics
Ampicillin	500	> 1000
Amoxicillin	500	NT
Penicillin G	500	NT
Tetracycline	0.24	NT
Validamycin	NI^d	NT
Oxolinic acid	0.98	NT
Streptomycin	31.3	NT

^aMIC indicates the minimal inhibitory concentrations against Xcv
^bMBC indicates the minimal bactericidal concentrations against Xcv
^cNT means not tested
^dNI means no inhibitory effect against Xcv

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