Against the different strains under analysis, cinnamon
(C. zeylanicum) yielded good antimicrobial activity
Figure 2. Bioauthography of Chapadmalal strain and
chromatography on a cinnamon plate.
(In colour at www.bulletinofinsectology.org).
comparable to that reported thyme and lemon grass oils,
and greater than other essential oils such as rosemary,
whose MIC values were of 700 μg/ml, and oregano oils