Synergy, antagonism, and what the chequerboard puts between them.

By F. Odds. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 2003

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Antimicrobial Activity of Some Essential Oils—Present Status and Future Perspectives (2017, background): “5 < FIC index < 4, or antagonistic if the FIC index > 4 [112].”
A Review on Antibacterial, Antiviral, and Antifungal Activity of Curcumin (2014, background): “aureus resistance to the penicillin group of antibiotics is increasing associated with appearance of adverse side effects such as hypersensitivity and anaphylactic reactions [47].”
ε‐Poly‐l‐lysine and nisin A act synergistically against Gram‐positive food‐borne pathogens Bacillus cereus and Listeria monocytogenes (2007, background): “However, one should not be tempted to use very strict cutoff values for FIC (as suggested by Odds 2003), as this may dismiss useful and effective mixtures.”
Essential Oils in Food Preservation: Mode of Action, Synergies, and Interactions with Food Matrix Components (2012, background): “5 < FICIndex < 4, or antagonistic if FICIndex > 4 (Odds, 2003).”