Table 3.

Table of absorbance readings of growth ofB. subtiliswhen exposed to the ultraviolet-light treated silk ofT. domestica

Trial No.	Control absorbance reading	Silk sample reading	Inhibition %	Sign test
1	0.32	0.26	18.75	+
2	0.54	0.53	.93	+
3	0.39	0.37	5.13	+
4	0.58	0.55	5.17	+
5	0.71	0.68	4.23	+