Table 1.

The evaluation of antibacterial activity of Weissella confusa RM125 and Weissella cibaria SJ548, isolated from the midgut of mandarin fish fed an artificial diet, against eight indicator bacteria (Escherichia coli, Aeromonas hydrophila, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella enterica, Vibrio anguillarum, Vibrio harveyi, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, and Vibrio alginolyticus).

Indicator bacteria	RM125	SJ548
Escherichia coli	+	+
Aeromonas hydrophila	+	++
Staphylococcus aureus	++	++
Salmonella enterica	+	++
Vibrio anguillarum	+	++
V. harveyi	+++	+++
V. parahaemolyticus	++	+
V. alginolyticus	+	+++

Diameter of inhibition zone (DIZ) < 15.00 mm, insensitivity, no significance (ns); 15.00 mm < DIZ ≤ 16.00 mm, low sensitivity, +; 16.00 mm < DIZ ≤ 17.00 mm, moderate sensitivity, ++; DIZ > 17.00 mm, high sensitivity, +++.