Table 1.
Indicator organisms | Inhibition zone diameter (mm) | |
---|---|---|
Gram (+) | ||
S. aureus (ATCC 25923) | 14 ± 0.4 | |
B. cereus (ATCC 11778) | 15 ± 0.1 | |
M. luteus (ATCC 4698) | − | |
Gram (−) | ||
K. pneumoniae (ATCC 13883) | 30 ± 0.1 | |
E. coli (ATCC 25922) | 16.5 ± 0.6 | |
S. typhimyrium (ATCC 19430) | 15 ± 0.2 | |
S. enterica (ATCC 27853) | 15 ± 0.1 | |
Enterobacterium sp. | 7.66 ± 0.6 | |
Fungi | ||
A. niger | +++ | |
A. flavus | +++ | |
F. oxysporium | − | |
P. ultimum | ++ | |
F. solani | ++ | |
R. bataticola | ++ |
Determinations were performed in triplicate and data correspond to mean values ± standard deviations