[Table/Fig-9]:

Pair wise comparison of main groups (1, 2 and 3) and sub groups (A and B) with respect to optical density at 7^th day by Tukey’s multiple post hoc procedures.

Main groups		Group 1		Group 2		Group 3
Sub groups		Sub group A	Sub group B	Sub group A	Sub group B	Sub group A	Sub group B
Mean		0.4598	0.3900	0.3411	0.2785	0.3924	0.3329
SD		0.0114	0.0096	0.0039	0.0032	0.0099	0.0175
Group 1	Sub group 1	-
	Sub group 2	0.0002*	-
Group 2	Sub group 1	0.0002*	0.0002*	-
	Sub group 2	0.0002*	0.0002*	0.0002*	-
Group 3	Sub group 1	0.0002*	0.9994	0.0002*	0.0002*	-
	Sub group 2	0.0002*	0.0002*	0.8710	0.0002*	0.0002*	-

*p<0.05