. 2023 Jul 27;9(8):e18749. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18749

Table 9.

Effect of temperature on the sporicidal activity of T. catappa L. extract against spores of B. cereus, B. subtilis, B. pumilus and B. megaterium.

Temperature (°C)	Inoculum/Extract	Colony count (spores/mL)
Temperature (°C)	Inoculum/Extract	Bacillus cereus	Bacillus subtilis	Bacillus pumilus	Bacillus megaterium
4	Inoculum	6.08 ± 0.09^a	6.12 ± 0.02^a	6.21 ± 0.03^a	6.01 ± 0.02^a
4	1% extract	0.00 ± 0.00^b	0.00 ± 0.00^b	0.00 ± 0.00^b	0.00 ± 0.00^b
30	Inoculum	6.08 ± 0.09^a	6.12 ± 0.02^a	6.21 ± 0.03^a	6.01 ± 0.02^a
30	1% extract	0.00 ± 0.00^b	0.00 ± 0.00^b	0.00 ± 0.00^b	0.00 ± 0.00^b
50	Inoculum	6.08 ± 0.09^a	6.12 ± 0.02^a	6.21 ± 0.03^a	6.01 ± 0.02^a
50	1% extract	0.00 ± 0.00^b	0.00 ± 0.00^b	0.00 ± 0.00^b	0.00 ± 0.00^b
80	Inoculum	6.08 ± 0.09^a	6.12 ± 0.02^a	6.21 ± 0.03^a	6.01 ± 0.02^a
80	1% extract	0.00 ± 0.00^b	0.00 ± 0.00^b	0.00 ± 0.00^b	0.00 ± 0.00^b
121	Inoculum	6.08 ± 0.09^a	6.12 ± 0.02^a	6.21 ± 0.03^a	6.01 ± 0.02^a
121	1% extract	0.00 ± 0.00^b	0.00 ± 0.00^b	0.00 ± 0.00^b	0.00 ± 0.00^b

Values are the mean ± S.D. of replications. Values with different superscript letters within the same column are significantly different (p < 0.05).