Table 6.

Antagonistic activity of the Lactobacillus plantarum DMR14 against six selected pathogenic bacterial strains.

Bacterial Name	Zone of Inhibition (mm)	Status
Shigella boydii	17 ± 1	Moderate/average inhibition (++)
Pseudomonas sp.	12 ± 1	Weak inhibition (+)
Escherichia coli	7.33 ± 0.57	No inhibitory activity (−)
Bacillus cereus	6	No inhibitory activity (−)
Aeromonas sp.	12.67 ± 1	Weak inhibition (+)
Staphylococcus aureus	13 ± 0.57	Weak inhibition (+)

Note: 12–15 mm, weak inhibition (+); 16–19 mm, moderate/average inhibition.