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Table 3 Antifungal activity of ClEO and determination of the Minimum Fungicidal Concentrations (MFCs) expressed in mg/ml

From: Citrus lemon essential oil: chemical composition, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities with its preservative effect against Listeria monocytogenes inoculated in minced beef meat

Fungal strains

Inhibition zones diameter (mm)a

MFC (mg/ml)

EOb

Amphotericin Bc

Aspergillus niger (CTM 10099)

26 ± 0.9b

15 ± 0.9a

0.625 ± 0.4

Aspergillus flavus (food isolate)

26 ± 0.6b

10 ± 0.3a

0.312 ± 0.6

Aspergillus nidulans (food isolate)

20 ± 0.6b

0a

0.625 ± 0.5

Aspergillus fumigatus (food isolate)

18 ± 0.4b

0a

0.625 ± 0.7

Fusarium graminearum (ISPAVE 271)

20 ± 0.4b

14 ± 0.5a

0.625 ± 0.6

Fusarium oxysporum (CTM10402),

18 ± 0.5b

14 ± 0.2a

0.625 ± 0.5

Fusarium culmorum (ISPAVE 21w)

21 ± 0.7b

12 ± 0.7a

0.312 ± 0.8

Alternaria alternata (CTM 10230)

17 ± 0.6b

14 ± 0.6a

1.25 ± 0.6

  1. Values are given as mean ± SD of triplicate experiments
  2. aDiameter of inhibition zones including diameter of disc 6 mm
  3. b EO Lemon citrus essential oil (50 μl/well)
  4. cThe used concentration of amphotericin B was 20 μg/well