Minimum inhibitory concentrations (µg/mL) of antibiotics in the absence and presence of C. growioides essential oil and their MIC reduction factors (FRC).

Minimum inhibitory concentrations (µg/mL) of antibiotics in the absence and presence of C. growioides essential oil and their MIC reduction factors (FRC).

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Croton grewioides Baill., a species native to the Caatinga, popularly known as canela de cunhã, is used in traditional medicine to treat gastrointestinal diseases such as diarrhea, gastritis and stomach ulcers. This study aimed to identify the chemical composition of the essential oil of C. grewioides (OECG) and evaluate its antibacterial and antib...

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... for penicillin, it presented results on strains of S. aureus 10 and S. aureus ATCC 29213, with its most potent effects on K. pneumoniae (KPC) with a FRC of 99.95 %, E. coli 06 with 99.80 % and K. pneumoniae (ICU) with 98.02 %. The remaining results are detailed in Table 3. ...