Table 2.
Inhibition indices of chitosan and its hydrogels against B. subtilis, S. aureus, S. pneumonia, E. coli and S. typhimurium.
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| Samples | B. subtilis (RCMBA 6005) | S. aureus (RCMBA 2004) | S. pneumonia (RCMB 000101) | E. coli (RCMBA 5003) | S. typhimurium (RCMB 000104) |
| Chitosan | 16.4 | 14.1 | 12.7 | 8.3 | 12.6 |
| H0.5 | 22.4 | 20.6 | 19.9 | 13.9 | 16.4 |
| H1 | 18.3 | 16.7 | 17.8 | 12.1 | 14.3 |
| H2.5 | 17.5 | 15.9 | 14.6 | 12.0 | 13.9 |
| H5 | 16.9 | 15.1 | 13.1 | 10.3 | 12.9 |