Table 3.
Inhibition zone of T. catappa L. leaf extract against Bacillus spp. at different temperatures.
| Bacillus spp. | Diameter of inhibition zone (mm) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 °C | 30 °C | 50 °C | 80 °C | 121 °C | |
| B. cereus ATCC33019 | 11.83 ± 0.29a | 11.33 ± 0.58a | 11.83 ± 0.76a | 12.00 ± 0.00a | 11.50 ± 0.50a |
| B. pumilus ATCC14884 | 11.17 ± 0.29a | 10.67 ± 0.58a | 11.33 ± 0.58a | 10.83 ± 0.29a | 10.50 ± 0.50a |
| B. subtilis ATCC6633 | 10.00 ± 0.50a | 10.50 ± 0.50a | 10.17 ± 0.29a | 9.83 ± 0.29a | 10.00 ± 0.50a |
| B. megaterium ATCC14581 | 9.33 ± 0.50a | 9.17 ± 0.29a | 9.33 ± 0.29a | 9.83 ± 0.29a | 9.50 ± 0.50a |
Values are the mean ± S.D. of replications. Values with different superscript letters within the same rows are significantly different (p < 0.05).