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Table 2.

Antimicrobial activity (diameter of zone of inhibition*) of the L. plantarum against indicator organisms in the presence of inulin and gum acacia

Indicator strain	Diameter of zone of inhibition* (mm)
Indicator strain	Modified MRS+glucose	Modified MRS+inulin	Modified MRS+gum acacia
E. coli MTCC443	14.2 ± 0.27^a	14.2 ± 0.54^a	14.1 ± 0.30^b
B. cereus NCDC240	12.2 ± 0.71^a	12.1 ± 0.26^a	12.0 ± 0.21^b
E. faecalis MTCC439	12.5 ± 0.39^a	12.4 ± 0.48^a	12.4 ± 0.85^a
S. typhimurium NCDC113	14.9 ± 0.67^a	14.8 ± 0.64^a	14.5 ± 0.76^b

*Mean±SD; n = 5 (^{a, b} Means in row with different superscript differ significantly (P < 0.05)