Table 1. Effect of topical application of B. lanzan on excision wounds in rat.

Group	Mean wound area (mm2) ± SEM (% contraction)
	0 day	3rd day	6th day	9th day	12th day	15th day
Vehicle control	318.00±8.65	270.00±8.33 (15)	213.00±7.18 (33.01)	139.00±6.01 (56.28)	80.00±5.10 (74.84)	46.00±2.80 (85.53)
Soframycin (1%)	303.00±8.39	238.00±8.58 (21.45)	136.00±9.97 (55.11)**	47.00±6.40 (84.48)**	16.00±2.10 (94.71)**	6.00±0.52 (98.01)*
B. lanzan (5%)	314.00±8.55	272.00±7.76 (13.37)	206.00±6.12 (34.39)	129.00±7.71 (58.91)	72.00±5.79 (77.07)	35.00±3.50 (88.85)
B. lanzan (10%)	307.00±10.14	268.00±8.09 (12.70)	188.00±9.96 (38.76)	82.00±7.51 (73.28)*	38.00±6.78 (87.62)*	14.00±2.68 (95.43)*

Values are expressed as mean±SEM (% wound contraction), n=6, *P<0.05, **P<0.01 vs. control by one way-ANOVA followed by Dunnet's Test.